Associate Planner

Churchill Living Ltd; Moortown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retirement living company is seeking an experienced Associate Planner to join their planning consultancy. This role requires a strong understanding of planning policies, excellent negotiation skills, and a proactive attitude. Responsibilities include assessing new development sites, preparing planning applications, and liaising with authorities. In addition to a competitive salary, the company offers various benefits, including a company car allowance and generous holiday entitlement, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Car or Car Allowance

24 days annual holiday

Day off on birthday

Private Medical

Life Assurance

Health Screening

Colleague Introduction reward scheme

Eye Care Reimbursement

Annual awards ceremony

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of Planning Policies and law.
• Experience in public or private practice.
• Membership in MRTPI.

Responsibilities

• Assess new sites for development potential.
• Liaise with Design for scheme implementation.
• Prepare and monitor planning applications.
• Support in managing planning appeals.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Education

Degree / Diploma in Town Planning

Job description

Location

• Ringwood, Hampshire

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Private medical
• Life assurance
• Many other benefits

About us

We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector and we’re looking for people like you.

We’re a family‑run, privately‑owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing 700 people and growing all the time.

We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose‑built one‑ and two‑bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.

We’ve won a host of awards; including being recognised by The Sunday Times as the 03rd Best Company to Work For in the UK and we were the first ever retirement living specialist ever to be crowned overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards.

About the role

We’re recruiting an experienced Associate Planner to join our proactive, dynamic, and success driven internal planning consultancy based in our Head Office in Ringwood.

You’ll be joining a strong team who work closely with our 5 regional offices and are a pivotal part of our national growth drive strategies. Your key responsibilities will include :

• Assessing new sites for development potential and checking planning constraints with local authorities and providing reports to land teams.
• Liaising with Design to ensure the best approach is delivered for each scheme.
• Attending initial planning meetings.
• Preparing planning applications, including research and submission.
• Monitoring planning applications, proactively answering any questions and queries.
• Coordinating, preparing, and submitting applications for discharge of conditions.
• Supporting the business to manage any appeals. Including attending the hearing.

Our Associate Planners have a real influence on the success of our planning applications and schemes. Ultimately, you’ll get to see your efforts rewarded with successful planning applications and customers who love their independent, safe and secure retirement home – knowing you’ve had a part to play in this.

Hours of work are 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am to 5.00pm on Fridays with one hour for lunch.

About you

You’ll have a thorough understanding of Planning Policies, procedures and law, with a PQE in public or private practice. We’d love it if you had knowledge of affordable housing policies and law. You must be a member of MRTPI, and ideally have a Degree / Diploma in Town Planning.

Our new Associate Planner will have proven negotiation, communication and influencing skills, as you’ll be liaising with a wide range of external contacts to resolve issues.

You’ll enjoy managing your own case load, whilst also working as part of a close knit team. Who provide support, advice, and guidance to one another, ensuring the most positive outcomes.

How you’ll be rewarded

• Competitive salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days
• Day off on your birthday
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Private Medical
• Health Screening
• Life Assurance
• Colleague Introduction reward scheme
• Eye Care Reimbursement
• £200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant parents
• Land Introduction Bonus
• Annual awards ceremony
• Colleague wellbeing programmes and company ambassadors
• Charity fund matching through Churchill Foundation

Join the Churchill familyand be part of an ambitious and successful business who value and appreciate their people. Apply today!

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