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Civic AI in permitting: where the value actually shows up

Lessons from cities running real LLM-assisted plan review, and what BuiltWorld AI is tracking next.

By the BuiltWorld AI research team

What's coming

This briefing is in preparation. We are conducting structured interviews with permitting leaders in five US cities and two European municipalities. Expected publication: early 2026.

If you lead a permitting team and want to be interviewed (anonymised), we would love to hear from you.

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