Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner
Location: Bury St Edmunds

Penguin Recruitment is pleased to be working with an exciting client to recruit a Senior Town Planner for their Bury St Edmunds office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planner to join a respected and growing consultancy, working on a varied portfolio of projects across the residential, commercial, and mixed-use sectors. The role offers strong project ownership, client exposure, and clear progression opportunities within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

As a Senior Town Planner, you will take responsibility for managing planning projects from early strategy through to determination, delivering high-quality and commercially focused planning advice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing planning applications, appeals, and pre-application submissions

• Preparing detailed planning statements and supporting documentation

• Undertaking site appraisals and in-depth planning policy analysis

• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and local planning authorities

• Attending meetings, site visits, and committee hearings as required

• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the planning team

• Contributing to planning strategy and wider project delivery

The successful Senior Town Planner will have:

• MRTPI Chartered status (or be close to achieving chartership)

• Strong private sector experience within a planning consultancy

• Proven experience leading planning applications independently

• Excellent knowledge of the UK planning system and development management

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• A proactive, organised, and commercially aware approach

• Join a well-established and forward-thinking consultancy

• Hybrid working options

• Varied and interesting project portfolio

• Clear opportunities for career progression and continued professional development

• Supportive, team-focused culture

For more information on this Senior Town Planner role in Bury St Edmunds, please contact Joel Bland at Penguin Recruitment.

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