An experienced Town Planner with a residential planning background is needed to join our team at Fernfield Homes, a leading residential developer based in Kent, on a full-time basis. This role offers some work-from-home flexibility.
You'll work closely with our Land Director and report directly to the Board. A solid understanding of the 5-year housing supply across Kent and an interest in ever-shifting Government Planning Policy will be important.
The role will suit an experienced Town Planner or Senior Town Planner from a residential planning background, either working for a developer or a planning consultancy.
This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career with a well-established company!
About Us
We are a small, friendly, highly motivated, growing residential developer in Kent. A Fernfield development typically has between 4 and 10 premium homes, but we have multiple 30-50 unit sites in the pipeline for 2024-2026. We value quality over quantity, and our long-term target is to deliver around 50 new high-quality homes per year. You will be fundamental in helping us achieve our objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all aspects of the planning phase
- Taking our land opportunities from the initial stage of assessing planning viability through to the preparation of pre-app meetings
- Management of external consultants
- Preparation and submission of outline and detailed planning applications
- Liaison with Planning Officers and other stakeholders, all with the single-minded focus of achieving successful planning permissions
- Confidently pursue the discharge of conditions and planning amendments as necessary
- Day to day, you will be responsible for multiple applications, both large and small, at any given time
- In the background, you'll work alongside our Land Director to stay abreast of emerging development plans in our key locations
Required Skills:
- Thorough understanding of planning policy
- Enthusiastic and passionate interest in local and neighbourhood plans and relevant SPDs
- You will be well-versed in the intricacies of affordable housing and other developer contributions, such as S106 and CIL
- Ideally, MRTPI qualified (or working towards chartered status), although we are open to high-quality candidates from all backgrounds
Benefits:
- A very strong, industry-leading bonus package linked directly to the value of the permissions you help secure
- Opportunity to grow with us by becoming a fundamental and indispensable part of the business
- Over time, you will likely build a whole team around you, and you will be rewarded accordingly
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Candidates with previous experience or job titles, including; Residential Planner, City Planner, Urban Development Planner, Residential Developer, Town / City Developer, and Urban Designer may also be considered for this role.