Job Description
The Arora Group Property division was set up in 2005 to provide a property and asset management service. It currently manages over £1.5 billion of property assets which includes operated hotels, a portfolio of externally leased hotels, offices and commercial spaces, as well as land holdings across London, major regional airports and the home counties.
The Planning Manager will assist the Head of Planning on a wide portfolio of sites but will also be responsible for leading on complex planning projects from inception to completion. Opportunities are available to join at Planner or Senior Planner level.
Day to Day
1. Carry out due diligence on potential site acquisitions, including a review of applicable planning designations, relevant planning history and any other land-use constraints.
2. Carry out site appraisals to determine a site’s development potential.
3. Provide general planning advice about upcoming and ongoing development projects, identifying areas of risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance with any existing planning permissions.
4. Monitoring of development sites to ensure that schemes are progressing in accordance with the relevant planning permission and assessing whether any changes are material.
5. Ability to accurately measure plans to scale using Adobe (or similar software).
6. Engage directly with hotel management teams to discu...