Job Title: Town Planning Director Location: Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Overview A respected and fast-growing independent planning consultancy based in Beaconsfield is seeking a commercially driven and experienced Planning Director to join their senior leadership team. This is a strategic hire for the practice, offering a unique opportunity to lead, shape, and grow both the business and its planning services across the South East and beyond. You'll be working with a client base that includes developers, landowners, and private investors, and will be instrumental in delivering planning strategies, securing permissions, and identifying new business opportunities. Key Responsibilities ·Provide strategic leadership and technical oversight across a portfolio of complex planning projects ·Manage and grow client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser across residential, commercial, and strategic land sectors ·Oversee the preparation and submission of planning applications, appeals, and local plan representations ·Represent clients at hearings, public inquiries, and planning committees ·Lead, mentor, and grow the planning team, including recruitment and professional development ·Identify and secure new business through networking, referrals, and developing new service lines ·Play a key role in practice-wide decision-making, commercia...