National Highways
Assistant Spatial Planner
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Assistant Spatial Planner
Assistant Spatial Planner (Yorkshire North-East) – National Highways
About the Role
National Highways has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Spatial Planner to join our multi-disciplinary team in the Yorkshire North-East region.
The Assistant Spatial Planner will play a crucial role in the town and country planning system, ensuring that new developments are well located, planned for, and their travel demands are sustainable.
Key Responsibilities
- Work alongside Spatial Planners to assess the transport-related impacts of development proposals and local planning strategies.
- Collaborate with local authority partners and developers to identify mitigation measures required for our road network.
- Manage your own caseloads, coordinating internal responses and supporting our organisational positioning in planning consultations.
Specific Duties
- Assist the team in securing funding opportunities for road network improvements via developer contributions and the Housing Infrastructure Fund.
- Act as a statutory consultee in the planning system, managing specialist consultant support and escalating complex cases to senior planners.
- Evaluate development proposals to determine their potential impact on our road network, ensuring responses remain measured, robust, and informed.
- Prepare planning consultation responses, reports, and Development Consent Order submissions.
- Provide ongoing stakeholder engagement, attending meetings and forums to share guidance on local planning strategies and National Highways’ emerging strategies.
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About You
Essential Requirements:
- A prior understanding of spatial/town planning or transport planning, including related legislation, development management practices, and regulatory frameworks.
- Familiarity with transport-related statutory and regulatory obligations (e.g., technical manuals, guidance documents).
- Appreciation of how transport issues influence spatial planning decisions.
- A strong foundation in transport appraisal techniques and guidance.
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About Us
At National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A-roads, ensuring safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.
Our values revolve around passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership, with operations acting as the backbone of our strategic road network.
Why Join Us?
- Responsible for 39,000+ customer enquiries monthly.
- Oversee maintenance activities on 4,500+ miles of motorways and major A-roads.
- Act on efficiency improvements and incident responses to enhance service reliability.
Pay & Policy: External applicants will be positioned at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees follow existing internal policies.
Diversity & Inclusion: We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to a diverse workforce.
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