Planning Director - Manchester
12 days ago
Croydon
A nationally respected company is seeking a Planning Director or Associate Director with a strong track record in retail, commercial and industrial planning to join its growing Manchester team. This is a senior hire with a clear focus: delivering strategic planning advice to one of the UK’s most prominent and active developer clients. You’ll play a lead role in managing the planning needs of this high-profile client, supporting their national property portfolio. This is a fast-paced, commercially driven role requiring technical planning expertise, excellent client service, and a deep understanding of the retail and commercial planning landscape. Key Responsibilities: • Act as lead planning advisor for a major UK retail client, managing a high volume of varied projects, • Provide strategic advice on site selection, planning appraisals, sequential and impact assessments, and planning risk, • Prepare and manage planning applications and appeals across England, • Collaborate closely with in-house teams and external consultants to deliver planning outcomes efficiently, • MRTPI qualified with significant experience in UK planning, ideally within consultancy or retail client-side roles, • A strong track record of delivering retail or commercial planning schemes at pace and at scale, • Proven expertise in retail policy, town centre planning, and commercial development, • Commercially minded, with excellent communication and client relationship skills, • The chance to work with a major UK client on a retained basis, therefore no need to business develop., • A key role within a nationally recognised planning team with retail sector depth, • A collaborative and flexible working culture, based out of central Manchester When applying to any role through Cobalt, your CV will never be shared with a client without your prior consent. Apply in confidence below or get in touch with me for a confidential discussion about the position via ___