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Town Planner
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I am working with a major residential developer to appoint a Town Planner into their Strategic Land team, based in Surrey.
This is a genuine opportunity to build a career in strategic land promotion, working on sites at the earlier end of the planning process — allocations, call for sites submissions, and pre-application engagement — rather than pure development management.
The role:
- Supporting the promotion of strategic land sites through the planning system, from initial site identification through to allocation and outline consent
- Preparing and submitting representations to Local Plans and Call for Sites processes
- Liaising with local authorities, landowners, and agents throughout the promotion process
- Commissioning and coordinating technical consultants (highways, ecology, drainage, heritage) in support of planning applications and promotions
- Assisting with the preparation of planning appraisals and site assessments to inform land acquisition decisions
- Monitoring emerging planning policy at a local and national level and assessing implications for the land portfolio
- Attending public consultation events and community engagement sessions
- Working closely with the land and acquisitions team to identify new site opportunities
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What we're looking for:
- 1–3 years' post-graduate experience in town planning
- Background in either planning consultancy or in-house with a residential developer/housebuilder
- RTPI accreditation (or working towards)
- Experience with Local Plan processes, strategic land promotion, or major residential planning applications
- Strong written skills — comfortable drafting representations and appraisals
- A genuine interest in strategic land and the housing supply pipeline, not just development management
- Full UK driving licence (site visits across Surrey and the wider South East)
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