planning permission

Definitions

Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land.

British, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

7 more languages

Ελληνικάοικοδομική άδεια

Suomirakennuslupa

Bahasa Indonesiaizin mendirikan bangunanpersetujuan bangunan gedung

日本語開発許可制度

Nederlandsbouwvergunningomgevingsvergunning

Русскийисхо́дно-разреши́тельная документа́ция

Svenskabygglovbyggnadslov

Examples

“If I am not sure whether what I want⟳ to do needs planning permission, how can I find⟳ out? You can write⟳ to your Local Planning Authority and ask⟳ them to give⟳ you a ruling (or, as the Act [the Town and Country Planning Act 1947] calls it, a 'determination') whether you need⟳ planning permission or not, and if you disagree with their ruling you can appeal to the Minister.”

“At the Newcastle end⟳, the first intention was to erect a steel lattice tower above the platforms at Newcastle Central station, immediately over an existing telecommunications apparatus room, but planning permission for a tower of the required height could not be obtained.”

“The real wealth of information that could be drawn from planning permissions and refusals concerning housing, offices, industry, shops, etc., remains a largely untapped source and a number⟳ of assertions appear⟳ in the daily press⟳ and elsewhere about delays in granting planning permissions which only too often cannot be either confirmed or refuted, let⟳ alone be judged against statistics showing the wider context of the implementation of planning permissions.”

“Difficulties arise⟳ when a use⟳ is abandoned and resumed. The question⟳ is whether planning permission is needed for resumption. Where a new planning permission is granted and implemented, the old use⟳ rights are lost. Planning permission runs with the land⟳ once implemented; cessation of use⟳ does not prevent⟳ resumption later on (this is particularly important in mineral working). Whereas a planning permission may be replaced by another planning permission, which is implemented, it is normally only uses that did not originally have⟳ planning permission that can be abandoned.”

“The UK has possessed a land-use planning system since 1948 which allows substantial discretion in the consideration of the environmental implications of new development. It is possible for local planning authorities (LPAs) to prepare⟳ plans in which environmental policies are emphasised and to refuse⟳ development, or to impose⟳ conditions for planning permissions, for environmental reasons.”

“Northumberland County Council will need⟳ to grant itself planning permission to build⟳ the stations in its area (Ashington, Bedlington, Bebside, Newsham and Seaton Delaval) and will need⟳ to receive⟳ planning permission from North Tyneside Council for Northumberland Park⟳ station.”

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