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Chief Planner, Joanna Averley

Joanna Averley [Photo MHCLG]

Chief Planning Officer’s newsletter

Published On: 11th March 2026

A recent newsletter by Chief Planner, Joanna Averley, in MHCLG to local authorities’ planning officers is here.

It includes:-

  • New Plan-Making System
  • Funding to support Local Plan implementation
  • Compulsory purchase update
  • Using AI to summarise consultation responses, see this video
  • Adapting Historic Buildings for Energy and Carbon Efficiency
  • Developers to comply with tree felling regulations
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