Global real estate firm Avison Young today announces the London-based appointment of Aisling O’Kane as Director of Town Planning, boosting the firm’s national planning services.

Aisling is an accomplished Chartered Town Planner with extensive experience in strategic planning, project management, and stakeholder collaboration. Bringing over 15 years’ experience, Aisling has a proven track record in managing complex planning instructions offering valuable experience from both a consultancy and developer perspective.

Joining Avison Young from Bridge Industrial, where she was Vice President and Head of Planning, Aisling has focused on industrial and logistics sectors in recent years. In her new role at Avison Young, Aisling will have a national remit, driving the firm’s industrial expertise and grow its planning portfolio.

Successfully leading project teams on developmental opportunities for major industrial schemes across the UK, Aisling has secured planning permission for over 1.5 million sq. ft. of industrial floorspace. Aisling is adept at communicating and negotiating with diverse stakeholders and has a strong background in preparing comprehensive planning reports.

Effective at implementing efficient strategies to ensure projects are within budget, Aisling adds strong commercial skills and management skills to lead teams through development projects. Aisling has strong experience managing multidisciplinary consultancies to deliver strategic planning objectives.

Nick Alston, Principal, Senior Director, Town Planning at Avison Young, said: “Aisling brings a wealth of expertise in strategic planning and stakeholder collaboration from the industrial and logistics sectors. Her strong knowledge of project managing diverse and large-scale development projects delivered cost effectively and to high environmental standards will be invaluable. This appointment emphasises Avison Young’s commitment to attracting top-tier talent to drive our planning capabilities forward.”

Aisling O’Kane, Director, Town Planning, Avison Young, said: “I’m excited to join Avison Young and contribute to the expansion of our national planning services. Spotlighting our wider industrial and logistics expertise, we will drive forward Avison Young’s planning capabilities through a diverse portfolio of clients. I look forward to growing our client base and shaping a strong industrial strategy.”