About Lanpro Group
The Lanpro Group was established in November 2025 following its acquisition by a private equity investor. Bringing Lanpro and CarneySweeney together under a single group structure, the platform was founded with a shared ambition to become the UK’s largest independent, planning-led multidisciplinary environmental consultancy. This growth strategy continued with the acquisition of Create Consulting in February 2026, further strengthening the Group’s capabilities and expanding its multidisciplinary offering.
The Group has offices in Norwich, London, Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh, York, Bath, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter and Chelmsford.
It's multidisciplinary service spans across multiple disciplines. Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecology, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Landscape Architecture, Architecture & Design, Arboriculture, Visualisation, Historic Environment, Acoustics, Air Quality, Civil Engineering, Geo-environmental, MEP Building Services, Structures, Sustainability, Transport & Highways, Utilities, Water & Flood Risk.
The Lanpro Group offers an environment that is diverse, entrepreneurial and encourages innovation and professional development.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
As a Senior Planner you will have the responsibility of being the key point of contact for clients, delivering planning advice on planning application and projects. You will continue to develop core competencies, and technical expertise. We are an independent and forward-thinking multi-disciplinary consultancy which provides exceptional planning, design, and environmental services across the United Kingdom, underpinned by regional knowledge, service-specific expertise, and strong client relationships.
- Preparing and submitting planning applications, appeals, and pre-application enquiries
- Developing and refining commercial management, client relationship and business development skills as evidenced through good quality outcomes.
- Accountable for own budgetary, quality, safety and timeframe targets for projects and ensuring projects are completed in a timely and cost-effective way.
- Conducting research and undertaking comprehensive planning appraisals to establish the development potential of sites.
- Writing high quality reports with clear recommendations.
- Review of Local Planning Authority (LPA) Local Plans and their stage of production.
- Managing community engagement, committee meetings and public examinations.
- Communicating with all stakeholders involved in the planning process and negotiating positive outcomes for the client.
- Makes a positive contribution towards bids and project proposals, having knowledge of our markets and making suggestions for new areas of work.
Qualifications & Experience
- An RTPI accredited degree or Masters in a related discipline
- Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute or be working towards it.
- Ideally at least two years’ post qualification experience in a relevant role.
- At least two years working in the planning industry, in either the public or private sector
- An awareness of local politics and the interface between planning and politics
Essential Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Strong client liaison ability
- Strong negotiation and commercial etiquette
- Project management skills
- Strong report writing skills and experience of delivering recommendations
- Advanced understanding of the UK planning process
As a valued employee of Lanpro Group, you can expect to feel looked after. We offer the following great benefits as standard:
Day One
- Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
- Death in service cover
- Centrally based City offices
- Hybrid working environment (flexible work)
- Protected CPD (Department, individual and companywide)
- Professional Body membership contribution
- Career progression framework and development, including two defined promotion windows annually.
- E Learning portal access
- Non contractual growth bonus scheme
After Probation and Beyond
- Loyalty Leave (Continuous Service Accrued Annual Leave up to 5 days)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to work scheme