Planner - (Gladman Developments)

Barratt Redrow

The Role

Overview

Plan and manage planning applications, appeals and site strategies for development.

Key Responsibilities

  • report writing
  • site visits
  • public engagement
  • planning monitoring
  • application preparation
  • stakeholder meetings

Tasks

-Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines. -Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary. -Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities. -Producing well researched and presented reports and representations to assist in the promotion of sites and/or preparing reports to accompany the submission of planning applications. -Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site. -Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers. -Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals. -Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner. -Support more senior planners and project managers with specific application and appeal preparation, but also a wider brief on planning matters as requested by senior colleagues. -Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote. -Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback.

Requirements

  • planning degree
  • chartered
  • section 106
  • research
  • report writing
  • time management

What You Bring

-Effective time management. -The ability to communicate to different audiences. -Demonstrable experience of undertaking research projects to support the delivery of a project. -Experience of preparing reports to support the submission of planning applications and/or the allocation of sites in a Local Plan. -Planning experience, either within a consultancy or local planning environment. -A strong work ethic. -Experience of working within an environment focused on the promotion of sites through both the Local Plan and planning application process. -Excellent writing and verbal communication skills. -Strong organizational and coordination skills. -Ability to build rapport and relationships, both internally and externally. -Planning degree or equivalent qualification with chartered membership of the RTPI or RICS. -The ability to work independently or as part of a team. -Experience of Section 106 agreements.

Benefits

-Competitive Salary -Enhanced Family Friendly Policies -Private Medical Cover - Single Cover -Annual Medical Health Assessment -Company Car or Cash Allowance -Choice of Flexible Benefits -26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days) -Competitive Bonus Scheme

The Company

About Barratt Redrow

-A major UK homebuilder, known for its residential developments and large-scale projects. -Founded through the merger of two leading construction firms, creating a legacy of quality housing. -Specializes in building homes across urban and suburban landscapes, from starter homes to luxury properties. -Projects range from traditional housing developments to mixed-use urban regeneration, with a focus on sustainability. -Has contributed significantly to UK housing supply, building thousands of homes annually. -Notable work includes the development of new communities and transformation of neglected areas into thriving neighborhoods. -Operates with a commitment to quality, innovation, and integrating modern technologies into construction processes.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Buildings