Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner

Location:

Shrewsbury (Hybrid Working Available)
Salary:
Negotiable + Excellent Benefits
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Town Planner to join a well-established and growing planning consultancy based near Shrewsbury. This is an exciting role for a commercially minded Senior Town Planner looking to manage a varied portfolio of planning projects while working alongside a highly experienced team of planning professionals.

You will take ownership of planning cases from initial instruction through to determination, providing expert planning advice to a diverse client base and representing clients throughout the planning process.

• Managing a varied caseload of planning applications from appointment through to determination.
• Assessing new planning enquiries and advising on planning strategy.
• Researching planning history, planning policy and site constraints.
• Undertaking site visits and preparing planning appraisals.
• Preparing fee proposals and quotations.
• Producing high-quality planning statements, supporting documents, Certificates of Lawfulness and appeal submissions.
• Liaising and negotiating with Local Planning Authorities, consultees and other stakeholders.
• Monitoring planning applications and keeping clients informed throughout the process.
• Representing clients at meetings, hearings and planning-related events.

• Postgraduate qualification from an RTPI-accredited planning course.
• Chartered Membership of the RTPI (desirable).
• Strong knowledge of the UK planning system.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, accurate technical reports.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience representing planning cases at appeal.
• Knowledge or experience in one or more of the following:
  • Certificates of Lawfulness
  • Planning Enforcement
  • Land Use Planning, including Gypsy and Traveller applications

• Negotiable salary dependent on experience.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Monthly company bonus scheme.
• Funding and support for further education and professional qualifications.
• Hybrid working opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of planning projects with genuine career progression.

• Monday to Friday
• 9:00am - 5:30pm
• One-hour lunch break