Savills appoints planning director
Rebecca Housam will head up the Leeds-based planning team, having joined Savills Leeds in 2012 as a graduate.
Housam will work alongside Jonathan Ainley in the Manchester planning team to lead the wider Savills Planning North team, made up of Leeds and Manchester.
She replaces Adam Key, who led the Leeds planning team for the last 12 years and will continue on the management board.
As well as her role at Savills, Housam sits on the York & North Yorkshire Property Forum Steering Group and the Leeds Property Forum Steering Group.
One of the notable projects which Rebecca will be leading on is the strategy and planning for RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire, after Savills was appointed by the Ministry of Defence as Strategic Property Advisor to help deliver projects within the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio at the end of 2024.
Commenting on her new role, Rebecca says: “To be given the opportunity to lead such a high performing and experienced team is a huge privilege.
“Under Adam’s leadership, we have been instructed on some excellent projects and developed strong relationships across the region, and this is something we want to continue to build upon.”
Jonathan Steele, director and head of regional planning at Savills, says: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Adam for his outstanding contribution as head of the Leeds planning team for more than a decade, whilst congratulating Rebecca on her new role, which is thoroughly deserved.
“The opportunities to collaborate across a number of sectors and initiatives across the north of the country are significant and I am sure Rebecca will build on the strong reputations that she and the teams have established over the years to ensure that the service we provide our clients remains the best in class.”
