Job Title: Senior Town Planner

Location: Chipping Norton / Hybrid Working

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an established and growing planning consultancy in the appointment of an experienced Senior Town Planner to join its expanding team.

Working with clients across the UK, the consultancy specialises in developing innovative planning strategies to unlock complex development opportunities. Operating across sectors including Tourism & Leisure, Residential, Commercial, Agricultural, Country Estates and Strategic Land Development, the organisation prides itself on combining commercial awareness, planning expertise and creative thinking to achieve successful outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Senior Town Planner who enjoys tackling challenging projects, thinking strategically and identifying opportunities others may overlook.

The Role

As a Senior Town Planner, you will take responsibility for managing projects from initial conception through to successful conclusion, providing strategic planning advice and securing consents for a diverse client base.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing planning projects from inception through to determination.
• Preparing, submitting and managing complex planning applications.
• Securing and negotiating planning permissions and consents.
• Developing robust and commercially focused planning strategies.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Undertaking detailed planning policy, legislation and case law research.
• Identifying creative solutions to challenging planning matters.
• Recognising opportunities to add value and unlock development potential.

About You

Penguin Recruitment is keen to hear from commercially minded and intellectually curious planners who enjoy finding solutions to complex planning challenges.

The successful Senior Town Planner will have:

• A minimum of 3 years' planning experience within either the public or private sector.
• MRTPI chartered status.
• Proven experience managing planning projects independently.
• A strong understanding of planning legislation, policy, case law and legal precedents.
• Experience securing and negotiating planning permissions.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify development opportunities.
• A creative, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to planning.

You will be a self-starter, confident in managing your own workload while contributing to the continued growth and success of the wider team.

What's on Offer?

• Highly competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• Critical illness and life assurance cover.
• Health and wellbeing packages.
• Employee discount schemes.
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression.
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working.

The consultancy offers a flexible working environment, with the opportunity to work from its stunning offices in the beautiful Cotswold town of Chipping Norton.

Interested?

The hiring manager is looking to meet suitable candidates ASAP. If you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Joneson or email