Planning Manager | Leading Housebuilder | Surrey | £70k+P

WRG are working with a well known tier 1 housebuilder in Surrey who are seeking a Planning Manager to join a well performing region.

Responsibilities

·        Provide day to day planning advice to land teams primarily on residential schemes but also mixed-use developments.

·        Identify, negotiate and secure strategic land for the Division.

·        Management and promotion of the Strategic Land Portfolio in order to deliver sites to the division at the earliest possible opportunity.

·        Identify and advise divisional land teams of potential development sites that may become available through the prevailing/emerging planning policy.

·        Promote sites through the Local Plan system and keep landowners/agents as well as the divisional management team advised of progress.

·        Negotiate terms working with the Land Director and Strategic Land Director as appropriate in order to acquire land interests directly with landowners and agents.

·        Prepare Planning Reports on land to be acquired by the division identifying any planning/commercial risk.

·        Formulate planning strategies in order to obtain a planning consent in a timely manner within an appropriate deadline that allows the division to deliver sales completions in accordance with forecasts and which maximises commercial returns for the company.

·        Negotiate with landowners, Local Authority officers and the community regarding residential development proposals. Also ensuring that they are commercially viable and capable of achieving a planning consent within a reasonable timescale.

·        Negotiate S106 agreements with the Land Team as appropriate in accordance with the Company’s requirements and advise the division of the commercial implications.

·        Prepare and submit planning applications with accompanying scoping and screening opinions and the appropriate level of information to ensure the application is registered and processed by the Local Authority and compliant so that they are not capable of legal challenge.

·        Attend Planning Committee Meetings and speak/present on behalf of the company as necessary.

·        Prepare, submit and process Appeals, including the ability to prepare proofs of evidence and represent the company at any Hearing/Inquiry as necessary.

·        Manage expenditure and prepare budget costs for planning application/appeals including the appointment of Consultant teams and ensuring expenditure is within the agreed budget.

Qualifications and Training

·        Planning or Surveying Degree or above or equivalent is desirable

·        RICS or RTPI

In return

·        £70,000

·        Competitive car allowance

·        Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

·        Competitive annual bonus

·        Contributory pension scheme

·        25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

·        Holiday Purchase scheme

·        Access to discounts and benefits portal

·        ShareSave Scheme