At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Thames Valley Division located in Reading is looking to recruit an Assistant Planner to join the Division’s Land department.

The Role

The Assistant Planner will report to the Planning Manager and will assist the land teams on all aspects of planning policy and development control affecting land acquisition, and support the Planning Manager with the preparation and submission of all planning applications within the Division.

Principle accountabilities of the Planner role include:

• Assist with day-to-day planning advice to land teams, primarily on residential schemes but also mixed-use developments.
• Support divisional land teams of potential development sites that may become available through the prevailing/emerging planning policy.
• Coordinate Planning Reports on land to be acquired by the division, identifying any planning/commercial risk.
• Assist with formulating planning strategies in order to obtain a planning consent in a timely manner within an appropriate deadline that allows the division to deliver sales completions in accordance with forecasts and which maximizes commercial returns for the company.
• Support negotiations with Local Authority officers and the community regarding residential development proposals. Also ensuring that they are commercially viable and capable of achieving a planning consent within a reasonable timescale.
• Support negotiations to S106 agreements with the Land Team as appropriate in accordance with the Company's requirements and advise the division of the commercial implications.
• Support with the preparation and submission of planning applications with accompanying scoping and screening opinions and the appropriate level of information to ensure the application is registered and processed by the Local Authority and compliant so that they are not capable of legal challenge.
• Discharge planning conditions, where appropriate, alongside the submission of any planning application
• Coordinate expenditure and prepare budget costs for planning application/appeals, including the appointment of Consultant teams and ensure expenditure is within the agreed budget.
• Assist in delivering the business's Better with Bellway KPI’s. 

Qualifications and Skills

Qualifications and Training

• Planning Degree or above or equivalent is desirable

Skills and Aptitude

• Effective communication and listening skills
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Works collaboratively with a diverse range of people
• Good administration skills
• Works effectively to deadlines and competently works on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficient IT skills.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability to travel to potential land opportunities and external meetings on a regular basis.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.