Our client is an established master developer and strategic land promoter with a substantial pipeline of large-scale mixed-use and residential-led sites across the midlands. With the December 2025 NPPF reforms significantly expanding the opportunity set for strategic land promotion, they are growing their in-house planning capability and require a Senior Planning Manager to own complex consents from promotion through to planning permission.

This is a high-autonomy role sitting between senior management and technical delivery — you will lead on emerging LPA relationships, manage external consultants, and shape the planning strategy on sites typically ranging from 500 to 5,000+ units.

The role — key responsibilities

• Lead planning promotion of strategic land allocations and outline applications
• Own LPA pre-application dialogue and political stakeholder engagement
• Manage multi-disciplinary consultant tea...