Town Planner

Company: Gladman Developments

Salary: competitive + Benefits, competitive + Benefits

Web: https://jobs.barrattcareers.co.uk/vacancies/29124/town-planner.html

Contact Name: Vicki Yates

Telephone: 07929 043748

Gladman Developments is the UK’s most active and successful land promoter based in Congleton, Cheshire. We believe in using our expertise to partner with landowners to help them to realise the true potential of their land through its development for residential or residential led mixed-use development.

Reporting to the Planning Manager, as Planner you will work within the Planning & Projects team to achieve both local planning permissions or promoting major strategic sites through both the Local Plan process and by way of planning application and planning appeals. You will be involved with formulating the planning strategy for sites and implementing once agreed. The role will require an ability to think strategically and in the short and long term.

Your duties will include:

Producing comprehensive initial draft reports to support the submission of planning applications, appeals, policy representations and site appraisals
Monitoring of planning applications and appeals and/or local and neighbourhood plans within specific authorities
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
Reviewing reports produced by external consultants, providing feedback
Complete research and reading to assist in developing a strategy for the promotion/allocation/planning application of a site
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
Attending meetings and interviews with prospective landowners and agents to help secure new sites for the business to then promote
Undertaking site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers
Effective management of workload and keeping to task deadlines
Carrying out public engagement, including formal consultation events where necessary
Assisting Graduate Planners within your team with any queries they may have in a positive and constructive manner

Find out more and apply

Related Jobs

Structural Engineering Partner

CampbellReith Manchester

This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate that wants to lead their own professional services department delivering to both our established clients in numerous sectors and developing new clients across the sectors.

Principal Inclusive Economy & Communities Officer

Trafford Council Stretford Closing Date - March 2 2025

This is the most exciting time to join our team due to the range of initiatives and projects underway and planned for the future.

Application