Land and Planning Manager

Fawkes & Reece; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional house builder is seeking a Land & Planning Manager to drive forward planning applications and work with internal teams to secure land for development. The role involves community engagement, negotiating legal agreements, and managing the planning process from start to finish, ensuring compliance with commercial obligations and maximizing value.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Company bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in land and/or planning.
• Familiarity with land values and infrastructure costs.
• Ability to manage consultants effectively.

Responsibilities

• Promote sites through the planning process and secure land allocations.
• Handle planning applications and appeals.
• Manage external consultants and budgets.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Planning

Land management

Education

RTPI / RICS accreditation

Job description

A regional house builder have a requirement for a Land & Planning Manager to join their team.

Working closely with the Land Director you will work closely with internal teams (land/technical/commercial/sales) to ensure that business objectives are met on planning applications. You will also, liaise with statutory bodies to assist in the resolving of technical and design issues and with the production of technical and layout information in support of applications and planning strategies.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Promotion of sites through the planning process with a view to securing allocations of land for housing
• Planning applications and the handling of appeals,
• Appointment of external consultants,
• Identification of new strategic land opportunities and negotiation of legal agreements on appropriate terms,
• Liaison with landowners over progress on site promotion
• Responsibility for the renewal/extension of options
• Input into the production of developer collaboration agreements
• Monitoring of Local Plan documents, housing land supply and competitor activity
• Community engagement on site promotions and planning applications
• Management of planning and acquisition activity to deliver key targets in priority areas of search
• Production of monthly progress reports on key projects
• Preparation of planning strategies
• Produce and manage budgets and professional fees
• Management of external consultants to ensure that they deliver effectively on time and to budget
• Management of fee spend in line with budget forecasts.

Role requirements:

• Experience and background in either land and / or planning
• Professional accreditation (RTPI / RICS) is desirable
• Be commercially aware of contractual obligations on each project to ensure that these can be met before committing expenditure to a given project
• Ensure that infrastructure and S106 obligations are capable of being supported by the scheme commercially and contractually
• Aim to secure best value when appointing consultants with close control kept over cost
• Be able to forecast likely fee spend accurately
• Be conversant with land values, build and infrastructure costs in producing scheme viabilities

What’s on offer?

In return for your skills the company are offering a competitive basic salary, car allowance and additional company benefits package including pension, healthcare, company bonus.

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Job Overview

ID:

1596355

Date Posted:

Posted 3 days ago

Expiration Date:

04/08/2025

Location:

Lancashire

Competitive

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