Job Description
Planning Manager
Bristol
We are working with a well-established family house builder operating within the West Midlands region, delivering approximately 400 new homes per year. Based from the Bristol office, this is a key appointment reporting directly into the Technical Director and working within a strong, multi-disciplinary technical team.
The business has ambitious growth plans and requires an experienced Planning Manager to help drive forward outline, reserved matters and detailed planning applications. The successful individual will play a critical role in ensuring a consistent pipeline of 4-5 planning approvals per year to support ongoing delivery.
The role
1. Working closely with land, technical and commercial teams to secure timely planning approvals
2. Assisting in identifying new sites both with and without planning permission, including undertaking planning appraisals and technical reviews
3. Promoting strategic site interests through the local plan-making process and identifying opportunities for new applications
4. Managing external consultant teams and overseeing the preparation, submission and determination of planning applications and appeals
5. Representing the business at public meetings, planning committees, hearings and inquiries
6. Coordinating the discharge of planning conditions and Section 106 obligations to allow sit...