Planning Manager

  • Penguin Recruitment
  • Uxbridge, Middlesex
  • Dec 26, 2025
Full time Consultant

Job Description

Job Title: Planning Manager

Location: Uxbridge

Penguin Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an award-winning housebuilder in their search for a Planning Manager to join their team in Uxbridge.

The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated planner with 2+ years of experience to step into a client-side role, taking ownership of the planning process across a diverse residential portfolio. You will coordinate applications, liaise with local authorities and stakeholders, and support the progression of schemes from early feasibility through to determination.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare, manage, and submit planning applications.
  • Coordinate external consultants and manage supporting reports.
  • Engage with local authorities and stakeholders to negotiate positive outcomes.
  • Provide planning guidance to internal teams during project development.
  • Monitor planning policy updates and assess their implications.
  • Support appeals and assist with site appraisals where required.

Requirements

  • Degree in Town Planning or related discipline.
  • Minimum 2 years' planning experience, ideally in consultancy, local authority, or a developer.
  • Strong understanding of UK planning legislation.
  • Confident communicator with excellent report-writing skills.
  • MRTPI or working towards (desirable).

What's on Offer

  • 40,000 - 60,000 DOE
  • Opportunity to work with a highly regarded, award-winning developer.
  • Professional development and career progression.

Interested?
To find out more, or to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact Josh Jones at Penguin Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). CVs and informal enquiries are welcome.