Job Title: Planning Consultant Location: Birmingham Salary: Competitive DOE Are you a Planning professional looking to develop your expertise within a thriving and innovative consultancy? Our client is an established and independent consultancy delivering a wide range of specialist planning services to various professionals. Following a period of growth, they are now seeking a Senior Planning Consultant to join their expanding Birmingham team. The Role As a Planning Consultant, you''ll be responsible for providing professional planning advice and support across a broad client base. Working closely with the Principal Planning Consultant and a wider team of specialists, you will: Deliver remote and online planning advice to clients on a range of planning and development issues. Assist with Local Authority and consultancy-based planning work. Produce high-quality planning reports and recommendations. Draft planning application reports covering household extensions, changes of use, lawful development certificates, and other planning consents. Carry out site visits and assessments where required, compiling documentation and plans to support applications. Liaise directly with applicants and agents, offering guidance throughout the entire planning process. Provide peer support and mentoring to junior team members. About You You''ll be a motivated and detail-oriented planning professional who enjoys working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. To succeed in this role