Job Description
Planner / Senior Planner – Cheltenham or Bristol
Salary: Highly competitive, dependent on experience
Employment type: Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working available
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Planner or Senior Planner to join a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy with a growing planning division based across Cheltenham and Bristol. The team works on a wide range of exciting projects – from residential and mixed-use developments to strategic regeneration and infrastructure – helping to shape sustainable, high-quality places across the South West and beyond.
This role offers the chance to join a supportive and forward-thinking environment where your ideas are valued, and you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work while learning from some of the industry’s best.
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The Opportunity
You’ll be involved in a diverse portfolio of planning projects, providing expert advice, managing applications, and contributing to the continued growth of the planning team.
Key responsibilities include:
* Preparing and managing a variety of planning applications and appeals.
* Undertaking planning appraisals and research for potential development opportunities.
* Providing clear, commercially focused planning advice to clients.
* Supporting senior colleagues on complex or large-scale schemes.
* Liaising with local authorities, developers, and external consultants.
* Keeping up to date with planning policy, legislation, and best practice.
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About You
* MRTPI qualified, or on track to achieve chartership within the next 12 months.
* Experience in a Local Authority planning department (ideally within a London Borough or large urban authority) is desirable, with any private sector experience considered a strong advantage.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong understanding of planning policy, legislation, and the wider development process.
* Organised, proactive, and confident working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
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What’s on Offer
* Top-level salary and benefits package, tailored to your experience and expertise.
* Hybrid and flexible working arrangements promoting work-life balance.
* The opportunity to work on high-profile projects across the South West and nationally.
* Genuine scope for progression and professional development within a growing planning team.
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If you’re ready to take the next step in your planning career and join a consultancy that’s shaping the future of development across the UK, we’d love to hear from you.