Senior Town Planner

Senior Town Planner - Cornwall
Location: Truro, Cornwall (Hybrid/Office-Based)
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Sector: Planning Consultancy / Multidisciplinary Practice

We are working on behalf of a leading, design-led multidisciplinary practice in the heart of Cornwall to recruit an experienced Senior Town Planner to join their well-established and award-winning planning team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative practice delivering high-quality, bespoke residential and commercial development schemes across the UK.

You will be joining a highly regarded planning, architecture and landscape team, where planners play a central role in shaping ambitious, achievable, and sustainable developments. The planning team specialises in:

• Planning appraisals to assess site constraints and opportunities

• Preparation and submission of full, outline, and specialist planning applications (including Listed Building Consent, Advertisement Consent and MMO licences)

• Planning appeals, including written representations, hearings, and inquiries

• Regular engagement with Planning Committees, Town and Parish Councils, and statutory consultees

This role requires someone who is confident managing projects independently while working closely with in-house architects, designers, and landscape architects to deliver comprehensive planning strategies.

• Lead the preparation and submission of a wide range of planning applications

• Undertake planning appraisals to advise on development potential

• Liaise with clients, consultants, local authorities and stakeholders

• Represent projects at planning committee meetings and public consultations

• Manage planning appeals across various formats

• Provide expert advice on planning policy and site promotion

• MRTPI accredited (or working towards accreditation)

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in planning, preferably within consultancy or multidisciplinary practice

• Strong working knowledge of the UK planning system, especially within rural, heritage, and sensitive landscape contexts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A collaborative and professional approach with a proven ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

• Join a forward-thinking, planning-led design practice

• Work on some of the most exciting and complex projects in Cornwall and beyond

• Enjoy a supportive, collaborative team culture in a beautiful part of the UK

• Competitive salary and benefits package

Interested?

Contact Sofia Conte (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position