Our Planning teams manage the spectrum of areas of the planning system on behalf of the Company. In an ever-changing planning environment, our teams have experience in influencing he formation of planning policy, strategic land promotion, handling the development management process and implementing community engagement strategies.

Depending on the position within the team, you may be working on the identification of future land acquisition opportunities, devising planning strategies, managing consultant development teams, drafting the statements required for the submission of planning applications and delivering immediate or long term planning projects on a variety of scales. As part of this process, you will be involved in partnership working and liaison with a variety of planning authorities, local stakeholders and local residents.

Reporting to the Development Director or Technical Director, to manage the planning team (Planning Managers and Planners) alongside all divisional planning applications and land promotions and provide the management for all planning matters for the Land/Development department and to assist Technical Department in clearance of conditions when required. Drive the timely achievement of planning to assist the Division in achievement of Land acquisition targets.

You will be expected to:

• Line Management responsibility for the planning team (Planning Managers and Planners)
• Oversee and drive forward the successful preparation, submission, promotion and delivery of Planning Applications on behalf of the Division
• Providing advice to the Land and Technical teams on identified housing sites e.g. carrying out site investigations, producing and interpreting planning reports, pulling together planning packs
• Monitoring progress of planning status of all Local Authorities LDFs within the division
• Managing all external consultants involved in the planning applications/promotions
• Liaising with Council Planning Offices and undertaking community engagements including attending meetings with public and private sector bodies in order to deliver the Divisions planning targets
• Negotiating S106 terms with LA’s, solicitors and Barristers
• Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures
• Oversee and progress the Divisions existing strategic land portfolio, seek out and negotiate new strategic land logistics opportunities and provide assessments of the prospects of successful delivery through the planning system
• Brief and inform Landowners and their Agents of ongoing actions, undertaking and managing the due diligence procedures with external Consultants, as well as ensuring appropriate and robust submissions to all stages of the plan-making process.