Typically, the role of planning consultant will involve working on a variety of projects, supporting senior staff on project work, providing direct client advice on sites/projects, drafting reports and planning submissions (site assessments, policy notes, applications, development plan representations, and Environmental Statements) and assisting with the management of the team’s caseload.

Key tasks include:

• Assisting senior staff in driving large projects forward
• Managing smaller planning applications
• Undertaking research and analysis
• Preparing planning appraisals of land, buildings and concepts.
• Preparing planning reports and planning applications
• Liaising with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations and third parties
• Liaising and cultivating good relationships with clients, colleagues and fellow professionals
• Developing creative and original solutions
• Taking responsibility for smaller projects from the earliest stages through to completion
• Remaining informed about documents relating to planning policy and practice
• Attending external events and providing presentations