Senior Planning Manager – Strategic Land

Overview

In this role you will lead planning strategy across a portfolio of residential-led strategic sites for a growing property business. You will work closely with the senior leadership, balancing promotion, due diligence and development potential with commercial aims. The role is hands-on and autonomous, involving collaboration with local authorities, consultants and the wider team to shape opportunities and mitigate risks. This is a chance to influence the strategic land portfolio and play a pivotal part in expansion and future leadership of the planning function.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning strategy and promotion for strategic residential sites
• Monitor Local Plans and identify opportunities and risks across the portfolio
• Provide planning advice and due diligence on potential acquisitions
• Prepare Local Plan representations, planning statements and submissions
• Manage planning applications and appeals through to determination
• Appoint and manage external planning, technical and specialist consultants
• Represent projects through public consultation, planning committees and stakeholder engagement
• Build relationships with local authorities, landowners, communities and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with the wider team to understand planning risk, development potential and commercial strategy
• Remain hands-on with projects rather than only managing advisers

Key requirements

• Significant strategic land and residential planning experience
• Understanding of Local Plan and strategic site promotion processes
• Experience preparing representations, statements and planning submissions
• Experience across applications, appeals and public consultation
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Understanding of the relationship between planning strategy, land and commercial value
• MRTPI qualification or equivalent experience

• Proactive and autonomous work style
• Commercial mindset
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement
• Planning strategy
• Local Plan promotion
• Planning representations and submissions

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