Planning Manager

JR United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK homebuilder is seeking a Planning Manager to ensure high standards in planning and development appraisals. This role involves management of planning applications, team mentoring, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant planning degree and substantial experience in the field. Join us to contribute to quality homebuilding and make a real impact.

Benefits

Bonus

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience in private or public sector planning policy.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Produce site assessments and planning histories.
• Prepare and manage planning applications.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop planning strategies for medium and long-term sites.

Skills

Planning policy knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Team mentoring

Education

Degree / Masters Planning Degree with RTPI accreditation

Job description

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Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Planning Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Planning Manager, you'll benefit from:

• Bonus
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to ensure the region provides a high standard of planning and development appraisals, planning applications, planning appeals and land promotion within the residential sector for both immediate and strategic sites.

Primary Responsibilities

• Produce site assessments, detailed examination of planning histories, policy analysis, interpretation and consideration of material considerations, and new site appraisals for immediate and strategic sites in good time to maintain the relationship with the Land team and protect the interests of the company
• Prepare and project manage different types of planning applications from Outline/Full and Reserved Matters to the discharge of planning conditions accurately so that the Region can maintain new sites to develop
• Liaise and brief internal layout designers, external consultants and officers at Local Planning Authorities prior, during and post submission in order to develop strong working relationships
• Prepare Design & Access Statements and a range of other planning documents required to support applications accurately and on time so the business can continue to gain positive planning consents
• Organise supporting information and attend required stakeholder/public consultation events with professionalism at all times to build confidence with the general public
• Formulating planning strategies to promote medium and long term development sites through the plan-making process under the guidance of the Planning Manager to continue a pipeline of new sites for the region
• Ensure that the team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelines
• Given proven experience the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team, thus improving productivity within the region
• On occasion provide assistance to the Managing Director when making key business decisions and attend regular regional meetings as the relevant subject expert

What experience do I need?

• Previous experience working in the private or public sector in the field of planning policy / Local Plan / strategic land
• Degree / Masters Planning Degree with an RTPI accreditation and a rounded knowledge of planning
• Ability to adapt to change and to work accurately and efficiently under pressure