Principal Planning Consultant – Leeds

Strategic Housing, Appeals & Local Plan Promotion

A superb opportunity has become available with one of the region’s leading planning consultancies for an experienced Principal Planning Consultant to join their Leeds team.

This is a firm that thrives on complexity — regularly advising on strategic housing allocations, politically sensitive sites, and appeal-led planning strategies. They work closely with housebuilders, landpromoters and investors to unlock land and secure deliverable consents across Yorkshire.

The Role

You will operate as a senior project lead, managing complex planning projects from early strategy through to delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading major planning applications across strategic residential schemes
• Drafting robust Planning Statements and supporting evidence documents
• Managing Local Plan representations and promoting sites through plan-making
• Support...