planning permission

British  

noun

1. (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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Example Sentences

And it warned that some of those projects in the queue were only "speculative" - even if they were given a connection they did not have enough financing, proper planning permission or land rights to lead to a real project.

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But East Suffolk Council instructed her to remove the bars from her flat at Mariners Court, in New Street, after they were installed without planning permission or listed building consent.

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In a letter seen by the BBC, the council's enforcement officers advised her that retrospective planning permission would unlikely be granted and said she had 28 days to take them down or "formal action" could be taken.

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"This planning permission will now allow the trustees to press ahead with their plans to redevelop and extend the former FLS Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre, near New Galloway," said a statement from the trustees.

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However, SBC has argued that its terms are not sufficient to meet the needs of Center Parcs which recently secured planning permission for its proposals.

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