Jacob Kaven
Senior Planning Consultant
Jacob is responsible for managing a range of projects and providing planning guidance to clients from all sectors of the development industry, including private landowners, developers and businesses across various sectors.
Jacob has 8 years of consulting planning experience, managing multiple development applications and promoting sites on behalf of a wide range of clients. He is a strong project manager with demonstrated problem solving and facilitation ability, enabling him to effectively liaise with Councils and stakeholders to secure planning consent for his clients.
He obtained a Master in Environmental Studies (Urban Planning) in Canada in 2012 and qualified as a Registered Professional Planner (Canadian equivalent of MRTPI) in 2017. Prior to moving to the UK in 2021, Jacob practiced as a consulting planner in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada for six years where he specialised in regenerative, high density mixed-use development in transit hubs / corridors. He has experience in securing consent for large scale residential developments, including apartment blocks.
Prior to joining Aitchison Raffety in May 2023, Jacob was a planning consultant in the East of England where he provided planning advice to a range of clients, including national house builders, rural estates, soft fruit growers, and poultry farmers. He successfully achieved Chartered Town Planner status with the Royal Town Planning Institute in November 2022.
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