Senior Strategic Development Planner

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited is seeking a Principal Planner (Development Management) for East London to lead a delivery-focused team on complex, strategic applications. The role involves progressing a caseload with minimal supervision and delivering robust planning decisions.

You will handle pre-application enquiries, negotiate planning obligations, manage appeals and prepare committee reports, while mentoring junior planners and ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes for

Qualifications

• Five years' experience in development management.
• Experience handling strategic applications.
• Strong report-writing skills and balanced planning recommendations.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with applicants, agents and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of a caseload of strategic and contentious proposals through to determination.
• Progress a varied caseload with minimal supervision.
• Manage pre-application enquiries and planning obligations negotiations.
• Support junior planners on complex cases and contribute to committee reports.

Skills

Delivery

Negotiation

Report writing

Independent management

Education

Planning degree

Job description

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited is seeking a Principal Planner (Development Management) for East London to lead a delivery-focused team on complex, strategic applications. The role involves progressing a caseload with minimal supervision and delivering robust planning decisions.

You will handle pre-application enquiries, negotiate planning obligations, manage appeals and prepare committee reports, while mentoring junior planners and ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes for