Senior Planner

Overview

Oversee planning applications, land promotion, stakeholder liaison, and delivery for a housebuilder.

Key Responsibilities

• planning submissions
• stakeholder engagement
• policy monitoring
• consultant oversight
• site appraisals
• consent securing

Tasks

You’ll play a key role in shaping planning strategies, securing consents, and driving land acquisition and delivery targets. This role offers the chance to work on projects at varying scales, with extensive engagement across local authorities, stakeholders, and communities. -Drafting planning statements, conditions discharge, and S106 submissions -Negotiating planning and legal agreements -Monitoring local planning policy and advising on its impact -Overseeing external consultants and planning budgets -Managing planning applications from submission through to decision and implementation -Leading stakeholder engagement, including with LPAs, councillors, statutory bodies, and the public -Preparing site appraisals and reports to support new land opportunities

Requirements

• communication
• negotiation
• budget management
• consultant management
• planning applications
• promotions

What You Bring

-Excellent communication and negotiation skills -Ability to manage consultants and budgets effectively -Strong experience in planning applications and promotions

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Benefits

-Competitive salary and bonus scheme -Private medical cover and annual health assessment -Company car or cash allowance -26 days’ holiday (increasing with service) -Flexible benefits package -Hybrid working options and a supportive, inclusive culture

About Th Recruit

-Founded in 2008 in Henley in Arden, it began as a boutique firm connecting talent with UK house‑building and built‑environment projects. -Over its first decade, it earned industry recognition—including awards for its recruitment campaigns—and celebrated milestones like its 12th birthday in 2020. -Focused on permanent and executive search within house‑building and construction, it serves land managers, project managers and planners across the sector. -Handles a wide range of assignments—from senior land‑manager roles to niche technical positions—with deep sector insight. -Operates with lean finances: as of December 2023 it reported modest net worth and stable working capital. -The team occasionally undertakes community initiatives, such as volunteering at Birmingham soup kitchens. -Maintains an intimate, boutique approach—delivering tailored, specialist recruitment services within its niche.

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