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Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon hailed for her positive impact on planning

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Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon hailed for her positive impact on planning

Central Scotland politician and former town planner, Monica Lennon MSP, has been praised in a prestigious industry power list for her positive impact on planning.

The Scottish Labour politician impressed a panel of distinguished judges from across the UK.




Lennon previously worked as a planning professional before being elected as a Hamilton councillor and taking up her role at Holyrood. Roles included working for South Lanarkshire Council, the Scottish Government, national housebuilders and global consultancies.

The planning award follows on from Lennon being included in a list of 50 UK politicians who have made significant contributions to environmental causes, in the authoritative ENDS report.

Lennon studied environmental planning at the University of Strathclyde after leaving St John Ogilvie High School, Hamilton, in 1997.

Her first taste of a planning department was in Hamilton during her studies, later joining South Lanarkshire Council as a graduate in 2001.

On being crowned as one of The Planner’s Women of Influence 2024 for her contribution to national planning policy at an awards reception in Birmingham, Lennon said: “It is a real pleasure to be included in the ‘Women of Influence’ class of 2024, sharing this accolade with some of the most inspiring women in the planning profession across the UK and Ireland today.

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