Planning Manager

Planning Manager

£48-50K plus a car allowance of £670 a month

+ private health care, excellent pension scheme, 25 days leave, discounts at hundreds of retailers and HYBRID WORKING

About the Club:  

At the Caravan & Motorhome Club, we aim to share our passion for enjoying the great outdoors by providing an unrivalled choice of quality places to stay, at locations world-wide. We provide over one million members with access to nearly 2,700 locations in the UK and Europe, as well as giving them access to our vast knowledge and expertise in how to make the most of caravanning and motor-homing as a leisure pastime.

Purpose of job: 

To advise the Head of Estates and wider Estates Team on all planning related matters relating to the Club’s United Kingdom wide portfolio of sites. To help deliver the Club’s Site and Accommodation Department’s strategy in alignment with the overall long term business strategy by developing and improving the Club’s Estate’s portfolio right through to securing planning consents.

Key Tasks/Accountabilities:

• A strong working knowledge of the Town and Country Planning system.
• To provide strategic planning advice to internal customers relating to development and redevelopment opportunities, change of use opportunities and alternative use opportunities.
• To prepare pre-application consultation briefs to LPAs.
• Attendance at pre-application consultation meetings with planning officers and internal colleagues.
• Attendance at site and review meetings.
• Preparation and submission of planning appraisals, statements and applications for site related developments, changes of use and Certificates of Lawfulness, working closely with the Development Managers.
• Selection, instruction and management of external professional advisers including planning, heritage, ecology, highways, flood risk  and other specialist consultants as required on a project by project basis.
• Preparation of objections to proposals on neighbouring properties that negatively impact the Club’s sites.
• Occasional attendance at Planning Committee meetings.
• The day to day management of planning projects including liaising with other in-house / external disciplines and LPAs to ensure swift, positive outcomes.

Essential Skills & Experience Required:

• An accredited degree in Town Planning or similar discipline.
• Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) with a minimum of four years’ PQE, ideally in a planning advisory role (whether in-house, LPA or consultancy).
• Proven experience of preparing and successfully securing planning consents for significant development schemes.
• Strong negotiation skills alongside the ability to build and foster strong, sustainable internal and external relationships, demonstrating a positive and approachable disposition with the ability to build rapport.
• The ability and desire to work in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
• Possess the drive to succeed and to be able to solve complex issues.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness.
• The ability to instruct and manage external professionals.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Well-developed IT skills (including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides).
• Flexi working available to include a combination of working from the office, from home and on site for visits.
• Car driver able to work across the UK with the ability to stay away as required.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

The Caravan and Motorhome Club is committed to employing a diverse workforce.  All applications are treated equally and we recruit purely on the basis of skills and experience.  We know our greatest strength is our people, so differences are celebrated, and we strive to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential.

DATA SECURITY:

The role of Planning Manager may have access to Restricted and Confidential member, worker, volunteer and/or Club business data. This information must only be collected and processed in line with all regulation from the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the Data Protection Act and all Caravan Club policies and procedures. All types of data held by the Club is valuable and must be protected. 

Get in touch

Call our HR team for more information about working for the Club 01342 778 304 (Head office vacancies).

To apply please email a covering letter and CV.