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Principal Planning Consultant Southampton

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Job Description - Principal Planning Consultant Southampton

Strategic Housing, Local Plans & Appeals
£47,000 – £62,000

An outstanding opportunity has arisen with a growing
planning consultancy for a Principal Planning Consultant to join its
Southampton -based team.

This business has established itself as a trusted advisor to
land promoters, national housebuilders and investors across Hampshire and the
South Coast. Their portfolio includes strategic housing allocations,
edge -of -settlement developments and regeneration schemes requiring careful
planning strategy, stakeholder management and appeal expertise.

The Role

This is a senior technical role with significant autonomy,
suited to a planner who enjoys complexity and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing
    major residential planning applications from inception to determination
  • Leading
    pre -application strategies and planning risk assessments
  • Drafting
    robust Planning Statements and supporting planning evidence
  • Promoting
    sites through emerging Local Plans and preparing representations
  • Leading
    appeal strategies, including preparation of Statements of Case
  • Coordinating
    multi -disciplinary consultants (transport, ecology, heritage etc.)
  • Acting
    as lead client contact and ensuring excellent service delivery
  • Supporting
    and mentoring junior staff on technical workstreams

About You

  • MRTPI
    qualified (or extremely close to completion)
  • Strong
    experience in residential planning consultancy or developer -side roles
  • Confident
    managing planning appeals and Local Plan processes
  • Strong
    commercial judgement and client management ability
  • Excellent
    written communication skills

A brilliant opportunity for an experienced planner to step
into a more strategic role with strong progression potential.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.

 Shaun Lewis – [email protected]
 07789 371470



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