Planner – £28k – £35k– Witney, Oxfordshire (Hybrid)

The Role

Are you at the start of your Planning career and looking for the next step and a new challenge? Do you want to be a key part of a fast-paced team with ambitious growth plans and opportunities for career progression? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Edgars is an award-winning planning consultancy seeking a Planner with some experience to join our team and play a key role in our continued success.

You will be responsible for providing expert planning advice, preparing and submitting various planning applications, conducting research, and supporting projects of varying sizes.

If you're a talented Planner looking for a rewarding challenge? Apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Guiding clients on simple planning matters, including site appraisals, planning applications, and appeals.
• Preparing and submitting pre-applications, planning applications, prior notification applications, discharge of conditions applications, and local plan submissions.
• Conducting planning research and identifying solutions to issues.
• Leading small and medium projects and assisting with larger high profile projects.
• Drafting reports on factual information and supporting evidence, such as feasibility reports, planning statements, appeal statements, pre-application enquiries, supporting letters, and correspondence.
• Presenting at committees and community consultations.
• Preparing fee quotes for various projects and enquiries.

The Company

Edgars is a vibrant planning consultancy.

We are built on great people, commercial acumen, modern thinking and local authority insight.

We seek to ensure that every client has a positive planning and development experience that enhances their property asset and promotes sustainability.

We give our clients exceptional advice, unlocking and protecting their assets’ potential and reaching their goals, driven by our fundamental desire to see them succeed.

We provide planning advice, development consultancy and specialist advice to a range of sectors including education, heritage, estates, housebuilder, commercial, developer, tourism, charity, private individual, investment portfolio and communities.

Benefits:

• Above industry salary.
• Generous leave entitlement.
• Above statutory contribution to the company’s pension plan.
• Private medical health care.
• Death in service plan.
• Payment of professional subscription.
• Flexible and home working.
• CPD and executive coaching.
• Full or part time considered.

The Person

• Degree in Planning or a relevant field, or successful completion of 2-3 years on an apprenticeship course and 2 years of professional experience.
• Eligibility for or MRTPI membership.
• UK driving licence.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of local authority and political systems and structures.
• Excellent IT systems knowledge (e.g., Microsoft Office).
• Logical thinker with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.