Strategic Planner

Good Growth

Good Growth is responsible for delivering and implementing the Mayor’s environment, transport and economic strategies and for the effective implementation of the London Plan. The Directorate is also responsible for regeneration (where the programme is not housing led), enterprise, growth, capital projects and design work.

This role is in the Development Management team within Planning and Regeneration, where you will be part of a high quality statutory planning service dealing with a wide variety of strategic planning applications with competing priorities. You will be assessing major planning applications that are referred to the Mayor, and will present your planning recommendations directly to the Mayor and Deputy Mayors.

You will understand how to apply the London Plan in a pragmatic and sensible way that encourages and delivers the Mayor’s objectives.

• Leading pre-application meetings with developer teams and boroughs to discuss forthcoming major developments across London and provide strategic planning advice.
• Assessing planning applications of strategic importance that are referred to the Mayor and preparing written planning reports.
• Presenting planning recommendations directly to the Mayor and Deputy Mayors at the Mayor’s weekly planning meeting
• Working collaboratively with other teams across the GLA including viability, the Design Unit and the Place Unit, TfL, Environment and London Plan teams
• Engaging with London boroughs and applicants to ensure delivery of Good Growth ambitions

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Substantial progress towards either a degree in planning or equivalent or post graduate qualification with eligibility for Royal Town Planning Institute membership.
• Knowledge and understanding of national, regional and London strategic planning and development issues, legal processes, policy trends, and broad knowledge and understanding of local planning issues and processes and a knowledge of urban design and place making.
• Evidence of an ability to investigate, analyse and present policy and urban design solutions for planning issues.
• Excellent communication skills; and evidence of ability to prepare clear and concise reports, presentations and briefings, including an ability to illustrate ideas through mapping and graphics presentations.
• Strategic thinking - is using an understanding of the bigger picture to uncover potential challenges and opportunities for the long term and turning these into a compelling vision for action
• Communicating and Influencing - is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate, and engage with us
• Decision Making - is forming sound, evidence-based judgements, making choices, assessing risks to delivery, and taking accountability for results.
• Planning and Organising - is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
• Problem solving - is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

This role is based at London Fire Brigade’s Head Office (Union Street SE1 0LL
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If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Connaire Osullivan would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them atConn

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact theg who support the GLA with recruitment.

Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel.

If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to an interview/assessment.

The interview/assessment date is W/C 5th October 2026

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