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Job Title: Planning Consultant \n Location: Birmingham (Agile Working)\n Employment Type: Full-time\n\nThe Role\n\nAn award-winning, market-leading specialist consultancy is seeking a Planning Consultant to join its expanding Professional Services Team during a period of sustained growth across its products and services.\n\nBased in central Birmingham, the role operates under an Agile Working Policy, offering flexibility while requiring attendance at a state-of-the-art Birmingham office as business needs dictate.\n\nYou will be responsible for providing expert planning advice, guidance, and informed recommendations to a wide range of customers, including planning professionals, developers, local planning authorities, applicants, and members of the public, often via a online planning platform.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nProviding online and remote planning advice on general and scheme-specific planning matters\nPreparing for customer meetings through research of local planning policy and planning history\nProducing concise written summaries following customer meetings, subject to quality assurance\nPreparing detailed Planning Consultancy reports following pre-application consultations, including: \nPlanning policy analysis\nPlanning history and constraints\nAdvice and recommendations\nCompleting delegated and committee planning application reports in line with agreed KPIs, including: \nHousehold residential extensions\nLawful Development Certificates\nPrior Notifications\nAdvertisement Consents\nChanges of Use\nCommunicating and negotiating effectively with applicants and agents on applications, queries, and post-refusal advice\nUpdating back-office systems with application progress, site visits, and evaluations\nMaintaining customer enquiry databases in line with performance targets\nAttending monthly team meetings and weekly one-to-one case conferences\nMeeting daily, weekly, and monthly KPI and production targets\nEnsuring a "right first time" approach through high-quality, efficient output\nUpdating project documentation, including daily production and quality logs\nUndertaking additional duties appropriate to the scope and grade of the role\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n\nEssential\n\nA relevant BA degree or equivalent RTPI-accredited planning qualification\nExcellent written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, concise planning reports\nStrong organisational skills and a focus on productivity, efficiency, and quality\n\nDesirable\n\nAt least 6 months' experience working with planning applications\nExperience within a Local Planning Authority or private sector consultancy\n\nWhy Apply?\n\nCompetitive salary\n25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave\nPension scheme, life assurance, and employee assistance programme\nEnhanced family-friendly policies\nFlexible Agile Working approach\nStrong training, development, and progression opportunities\nSupportive and inclusive working cultureInterested?\n \n The hiring manager is looking to meet with suitable candidates ASAP so if you meet the above criteria, please contact Josh Jones on (phone number removed) or (url removed)

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