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Green Planning Studio is a planning-led, multi-disciplinary consultancy based at Upton Magna near Shrewsbury, working on rural cases across England and Wales.

We are please to announce that we are currently recruiting for a Senior Planner to join our Applications Team. 

Senior Planner

To assist the Directors, Associate Directors and Senior Staff in undertaking the Practice’s portfolio of planning and appeal casework.

Salary £30,00 – £45,000pa (depending on experience)

Job Description

Post Title:              Senior Planner    

Job Purpose:          Applications Team

Salary:               £30,000pa – £45,000pa (Dependant on experience)

To assist the Directors, Associate Directors and Senior Staff in undertaking the Practice’s portfolio of planning and appeal casework.

Key areas of Responsibility:

Planning

In particular, but not exclusively:

  • Assessment of potential new client files prepared by others
  • Research of additional site details including planning history and planning policies
  • Making site visits
  • Writing fee quotations
  • Managing applications from appointment to determination
    • Preparing details for fee invoices
    • Preparing statements and supporting documentation for planning applications, certificates of lawfulness and appeals
    • Managing the preparation of supporting documentation for applications and appeals by other members of the Applications Team and outside consultants
    • Monitoring of the process and progress of planning applications and conducting negotiations with LPAs and consultees
    • Keeping clients informed of progress throughout
    • Supervision of technical staff on other projects
    • Preparation of appeal handover files
    • Drafting appeal statements
    • Managing the submission of appeals and monitoring progress
    • Representing clients at planning appeals 
General office duties
  • Assisting in maintaining records including job filing and electronic records
  • Assist the general running and administration of the practice by carrying out administrative and support tasks as requested by the Directors, Associate Directors and Senior Management
  • Support trainee planners undertaking the APC

Qualifications:

Essential
  • Post graduate qualification from an RTPI accredited course
  • Chartered Membership of the RTPI

Experience/Expertise:

Essential
  • Ability to write clear technical/legal English
  • Good telephone manner
  • Effective team working
  • Ability to carry out thorough and logical research and record finding
Desirable
  • Good verbal presentation skills
  • Representing cases at appeal

Required Knowledge:

Essential
  • Knowledge of the planning system
  • Ability to use MS office software
  • Ability to use the internet as a research tool
Desirable
  • Additional specialist expertise in one or all of the following:
    • Certificates of lawfulness
    • Enforcement
    • Land use planning, particularly gypsy and traveller cases

Attributes:

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to handle and prioritise a busy and diverse workload
  • An effective team player
  • Meticulous approach to dealing with data
  • Willingness to learn new skills

Additional details:

The post is full time based at our offices in Upton Magna.  There may be some out of hours working with time off in lieu. Remote working will be supported where appropriate.

Working hours are 9.00 to 5.30 with one hour for lunch.

Excellent pension benefits

Please send CVs and any queries to: [email protected]  

GREEN PLANNING STUDIO LTD, Unit D Lunesdale, Upton Magna Business Park, SY4 4TT Telephone: 01743 709364