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

He said the site's existing planning permission had been awarded a lawful commencement notice over a decade ago, so it remained valid.

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The ski centre project first came to light in 2017 with planning permission put forward in 2023.

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In Gateshead, where she is also public health director, planning permission has not been granted to a new hot food takeaway since 2015.

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In Mrs Light's application for a certificate of lawful development, she accepted her use of the annex was at odds with that condition, but because the four-year period in which the council could take enforcement action had passed, the breach of the planning permission was deemed lawful.

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After months of discussions, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed gave planning permission for the park to be constructed in Kempston Hardwick, close to Bedford.

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