Strategic Housing, Appeals & Local Plan Promotion
A superb opportunity has become available with one of the region’s leading planning consultancies for an experienced Principal Planning Consultant to join their Leeds team.
This is a firm that thrives on complexity — regularly advising on strategic housing allocations, politically sensitive sites, and appeal-led planning strategies. They work closely with housebuilders, landpromoters and investors to unlock land and secure deliverable consents across Yorkshire.
The Role
You will operate as a senior project lead, managing complex planning projects from early strategy through to delivery.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading major planning applications across strategic residential schemes
* Drafting robust Planning Statements and supporting evidence documents
* Managing Local Plan representations and promoting sites through plan-making
* Supporting and leading appeal submissions, including public inquiries
* Coordinating multi-disciplinary teams (transport, heritage, ecology, EIA etc.)
* Acting as lead client contact and trusted planning advisor
* Mentoring junior staff and contributing to internal knowledge development
This is a role for someone who enjoys technical challenge but also thrives in a client-facing environment.
About You
* MRTPI qualified (or extremely close to completion)
* Strong experience in residential planning consultancy or developer-side roles
* Appeal experience advantageous
* Strong strategic thinking and ability to assess planning risk
* Commercially aware with strong project ownership mentality
A genuine opportunity to take your planning career into a more senior, strategic role.
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