Strategic Planning Manager – Land & Site Development

Barratt Developments plc; Congleton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover - Single

Annual Health Assessment

26 days’ holiday

Job summary

Gladman Developments, part of Barratt Redrow PLC, seeks a Planning Manager to lead planning strategies and secure permissions for major sites in Congleton and surrounding areas. You will work within the Planning & Projects department, directing reports, coordinating with directors and junior planners, and driving planning submissions.

You will draft strategic plans, manage engagement with landowners and authorities, and mentor junior planners while maintaining strict deadlines and quality

Qualifications

• Planning degree or equivalent qualification and eligibility for RTPI Membership.
• Extensive planning experience in consultancy or local planning.
• Experience of instructing and negotiating Section 106 agreements.
• Experience of promoting sites through development plan and planning applications.
• Significant experience of preparing reports to support planning applications and site allocations in Local Plans.
• Demonstrable experience in undertaking research projects to support project delivery.
• Ability to formulate and implement clear site-promotion strategies with limited senior input.
• Understanding drivers for growth at local, regional and national levels.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with different audiences.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Effective time management.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and signing off reports to support planning applications, appeals and policy presentations.
• Support the Planning Directors and Senior Project Managers, and contribute to broader planning matters.
• Reviewing reports from external consultants and providing feedback.
• Conduct research for site promotion and planning submissions.
• Produce well-researched reports and representations for site promotion and planning submissions.
• Attend meetings with landowners and agents to secure new sites for promotion.
• Set out planning and engagement strategies for sites and ensure implementation.
• Undertake site visits and meetings with landowners, agents and local authority officers.
• Draft instructions to Counsel and coordinate with solicitors on s106 planning obligations.
• Ensure contractual obligations on site promotion are met.
• Manage workload and delegate tasks to meet deadlines.
• Conduct public engagement, including formal consultation events.

Education

Planning degree or equivalent qualification

Eligibility for RTPI Membership

Job description

Gladman Developments, part of Barratt Redrow PLC, seeks a Planning Manager to lead planning strategies and secure permissions for major sites in Congleton and surrounding areas. You will work within the Planning & Projects department, directing reports, coordinating with directors and junior planners, and driving planning submissions.

You will draft strategic plans, manage engagement with landowners and authorities, and mentor junior planners while maintaining strict deadlines and quality