Strategic Planner

Persimmon Homes; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a Strategic Planner to join their Land Team in Severn Valley. In this role, you will be responsible for managing planning applications, liaising with various stakeholders, and developing strategies to promote new sites. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant planning degree and experience in the field. This position offers competitive salary, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

Contributory pension

Life cover

Healthcare

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in planning policy or strategic land.
• Degree or higher qualification in planning with RTPI accreditation.
• Proven adaptability to change and efficient work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Produce site assessments and planning histories analysis.
• Prepare and manage various types of planning applications.
• Liaise with internal designers and external consultants.
• Prepare necessary planning documents for applications.
• Attend stakeholder consultation events for public engagement.
• Formulate planning strategies for development sites.
• Monitor local development plans and land supply.

Skills

Planning policy knowledge

Verbal communication skills

Adaptability

Ability to work under pressure

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree / Masters Planning Degree with RTPI accreditation

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Strategic Planner

Location: Severn Valley

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

About Persimmon Homes

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year. At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers.

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Strategic Planner to join the Land Team. This role reports to the Planning Director and will have contact with Planning Consultants, Local Authorities, Local Planning Officers and members of the public. The purpose of the role is to primarily carry out planning and development appraisals, planning applications and land promotion within the residential sector for both immediate and strategic sites.

Responsibilities

• Producing 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.
• On occasion deputise for the Senior Planner to provide support and assistance to the team.
• Monitor development plan progress and the 5 year land supply within each Local Planning Authority.

Experience, qualifications and skills

• 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.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

The Salary & Benefits package

• Salary competitive (DOE)
• Company car or car allowance
• Contributory pension
• Life cover
• Healthcare
• Bonus