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planning permission

British

noun

(in Britain) formal permission that must be obtained from a local authority before development or a change of use of land or buildings

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planning permission

Industry bodies also complain about a lack of suitable land, external earmarked for building, and say it takes too long for planning permission to be given to new developments.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The developer withdrew its planning permission application in August, after its neighbours spoke out online, lobbied their MP and gathered more than 9,000 petition signatures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Hundreds of holiday let properties are operating in Edinburgh despite being refused planning permission, new figures show.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Scotland's minister for public finance, Hannah Mary Goodlad, was last month asked in Holyrood if the legislation would be changed to ensure properties operating as short-term lets could not do so without planning permission.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Because it's a historic town you don't want to see lots of base stations everywhere and people object to them, so planning permission is a problem," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

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