Senior Planner

LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working practices

Cycle2Work

Technology Scheme

GymFlex

Job summary

London Borough of Bromley is seeking a Senior Planner to join our Development Management team. The role offers hybrid working with 2 days a week in the Bromley Civic Centre, and the position is a permanent full-time role (36 hours/week).

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, including complex householder applications, lawful development certificates and minor planning applications, ideally in a local authority setting, helping deliver quality planning outcomes and excellent

Qualifications

• Highly organised, self-motivated planner with a proven ability to manage a varied caseload.
• Experience in assessing complex householder applications, Lawful Development Certificates and minor planning applications, ideally within a local authority environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on a broad range of varied and challenging planning applications and pre-application enquiries, including residential, commercial and mixed-use proposals.
• Deliver high-quality planning outcomes while providing excellent customer service and helping shape the borough’s future development.

Skills

Highly organised

Self-motivated

Customer service

Planning experience

Job description

Job title: Senior Planner

Grade: BR11/BR12

Contract: Permanent Full-time, 36 hours per week

Working: Monday - Friday

Location: Bromley Civic Centre

Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days per week office attendance

This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy Development Management service.

Bromley is the largest London borough by area and boasts a diverse range of landscapes and development challenges, from urban regeneration and town centre growth in the north of the borough to extensive Green Belt and rural areas in the south.

We are seeking a highly organised, self-motivated planner with a proven ability to manage a varied caseload. The successful candidate will have experience in assessing complex householder applications, Lawful Development Certificates and minor planning applications, ideally within a local authority environment.

The role offers the opportunity to work on a broad range of varied and challenging planning applications and pre-application enquiries, including residential, commercial and mixed-use development proposals. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality planning outcomes while providing excellent customer service and helping to shape the future development of the borough.

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here.

If you would like to speak to the Hiring Manager about the role, please contact Susanna Stevenson at [e-mail] or Catherine Lockton at [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.

We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to contact the Recruitment Team regarding the application process, please email [e-mail] .