Senior Planning Manager

tdm recruitment
📍 leeds, west yorkshire, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 08, 2026

Job Description

A well-established Yorkshire division of a major housebuilder is looking for a Senior Planning Manager to lead its planning function. Reporting directly to the Land Director, this is the senior planning hire in the region — responsible for driving planning strategy across a live pipeline of immediate and strategic land, managing a small team of planners, and playing a visible role at board level.


THE ROLE — RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead all planning activity across the Yorkshire region — immediate consents, outline applications, and a long-term strategic land portfolio
  • Manage and develop a team of two town planners, setting workload priorities and quality standards
  • Oversee the preparation, submission, and negotiation of planning applications, S106 agreements, and pre-application discussions
  • Contribute to land acquisition decisions — appraising planning risk, identifying allocation opportunities, and supporting the Land Directo...

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Job Details

  • Location leeds, west yorkshire
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Other-General
  • Posted Date June 08, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 18, 2026