Senior Town Planner

Vivid Resourcing; Hemington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Car allowance

Salary sacrifice vehicle

25 days annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing is recruiting for a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner to join a growing regional housebuilder in Castle Donington, East Midlands. You will support and progress planning matters across the development portfolio, liaising with Land, Planning and Technical teams to drive consents.

The role offers increased responsibility for senior candidates, with involvement across strategic land, applications, appeals and conditions. A direct path to in-house development exposure is provided.

Qualifications

• A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
• Experience in planning consultancy, housebuilder, developer or local authority.
• Good knowledge of the UK planning system and development management.
• Experience dealing with planning applications and/or development proposals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and progress planning applications from pre‑application through to determination.
• Support preparation of outline, detailed and reserved matters applications.
• Coordinate external planning consultants and wider teams.
• Undertake planning appraisals and assess development opportunities.
• Research and interpret local and national planning policy.
• Provide planning advice to Land and Technical teams.
• Liaise with planning authorities, consultants, landowners and stakeholders.
• Monitor applications, appeals, conditions and development plan matters.
• Assist with planning statements, appeal docs and other reports.
• Attend planning meetings, site visits and consultations.

Skills

Town Planning knowledge

Planning applications

Stakeholder liaison

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Town Planning

Job description

Castle Donington, Leicestershire | Permanent | Private Housebuilder

The Opportunity

An ambitious and growing regional housebuilder is looking to appoint a Town Planner / Senior Town Planner to join its East Midlands team based in Castle Donington.

With an expanding development pipeline across the region, this is an exciting opportunity for a planning professional to move into an in-house housebuilding environment, gaining hands‑on exposure to the full development process and playing a key role in securing planning consents across a growing portfolio of residential sites.

The role would suit either a Town Planner looking to make the move from consultancy or local government into housebuilding, or an experienced Senior Town Planner looking for greater commercial exposure and responsibility.

The Role

Working closely with the wider Land, Planning and Technical teams, you will be responsible for supporting and progressing planning matters across the company's development portfolio.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and progressing planning applications from pre‑application through to determination.
• Supporting the preparation of outline, detailed and reserved matters applications.
• Coordinating external planning consultants and wider consultant teams.
• Undertaking planning appraisals and assessing potential development opportunities.
• Researching and interpreting local and national planning policy.
• Providing planning advice to the Land and Technical teams.
• Liaising with local planning authorities, consultants, landowners and other stakeholders.
• Monitoring planning applications, appeals, conditions and development plan matters.
• Supporting the preparation of planning statements, appeal documentation and other planning reports.
• Attending planning meetings, site visits and consultations.
• Assisting with the delivery of planning consents across the company's development pipeline.
• Identifying planning risks and opportunities and providing commercially focused advice.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

For the Senior Town Planner level, there will be increased responsibility for managing projects independently, providing strategic planning advice and contributing to the wider land and development strategy.

The Projects

You will gain exposure to a range of residential development and strategic land projects, with the opportunity to become involved throughout the development lifecycle.

This could include:

• Strategic land
• Planning applications
• Reserved matters
• Appeals
• Discharge of conditions
• Local plan and policy matters
• Land promotion
• Development management

The East Midlands operation is an important growth area for the business, covering Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, making this a particularly interesting time to join the team.

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates with:

• A degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
• Previous experience within a planning consultancy, housebuilder, developer or local authority.
• Good knowledge of the UK planning system and development management.
• Experience dealing with planning applications and/or development proposals.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and project‑management abilities.
• The confidence to liaise with planning officers, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• A commercially minded and proactive approach.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

RTPI membership or working towards MRTPI would be advantageous.

Candidates coming from a planning consultancy background who are interested in making the move in‑house and gaining greater exposure to land, development and commercial decision‑making are particularly encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to move away from a purely consultancy‑based role and become part of the team responsible for taking developments from land opportunity through to planning consent and ultimately delivery.

You’ll benefit from:

• Direct exposure to the full development lifecycle.
• A varied portfolio of residential development projects.
• Close working relationships with Land, Technical and Development teams.
• Greater commercial and strategic exposure.
• The opportunity to influence planning strategy and development outcomes.
• A growing regional business with ambitious plans.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.

The East Midlands team has been growing rapidly, with the Castle Donington office established as the regional base and further expansion planned across the region.

Package

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Employment: Permanent, full‑time

Sector: Residential Housebuilding

Level: Town Planner / Senior Town Planner

The package may include a bonus, car allowance or salary‑sacrifice vehicle scheme, 25 days' annual leave, pension, life assurance and other employee benefits, subject to level and company terms.

Interested?

If you're a Town Planner or Senior Town Planner looking to take the next step in your career and are interested in moving into a commercially focused housebuilder, this could be an excellent opportunity.