Planning Services Specialist

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Savills Full time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced planning professional to join our market-leading team in Bristol. The successful candidate will work within the team, providing planning services to a diverse range of clients in the South West region. Our team's expertise spans a wide range of projects, including residential development, major industrial and logistics developments, retail repurposing, and town centre regeneration. We work with high-profile clients, including landowners, private individuals, institutions, developers, and national and regional house builders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare planning appraisals of land, buildings, and concepts.
  • Prepare planning applications, including planning statements.
  • Prepare and promote land through the Local Plan process, including at Examination in Public.
  • Write reports, interpreting data and making clear, relevant recommendations.
  • Liaise and negotiate with planning officers, employees of consultee organisations, and third parties.

Key Skills

  • MRTPI and/or MRICS qualified, or in the process of qualifying.
  • Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to effectively communicate planning arguments.
  • A proven ability to multi-task, across many projects, helping to steer the team's workload, managing projects capably, and reporting to directors, associate directors, and associates in this team.
  • A willingness and enthusiasm for mentoring and guiding junior planning and graduate level colleagues.

Team Overview

The Savills Bristol Planning Team is a team of 20, one of the largest in the region and regarded by our clients as a market leader. We are an integral part of the biggest planning consultancy in the UK, with over 300 planning specialists covering every land use sector and geographical area in the UK.



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