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planning permission

Syllables: plan·ning per·mis·sion/ˈplænɪŋ pəˈmɪʃən/US/ˈplænɪŋ pɚˈmɪʃən/

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

planning permission: legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use...
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Noun

planning permission (countable and uncountable, plural planning permissions)

  1. (UK) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land.
    • 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...1949, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Central Office of Information (Great Britain), Town and Country Planning: The 1947 Act; 144 Questions and Answers, number 9, London: His Majesty’s...
    • 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.1964 August, “The NER's microwave radio-telephone begins work”, in Modern Railways, page 129

Examples of planning permission in a sentence

  • If I am not sure whether what I want to do needs planning permission, how can I find out?1949, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Central Office of Information (Great Britain), Town and Country Planning: The 1947 Act; 144...
  • The question is whether planning permission is needed for resumption.1997, Keith Thomas, “Legal Aspects of Development Control”, in Development Control: Principles and Practice, London; Bristol, Pa.: UCL...

Synonyms of planning permission

Forms of planning permission

pluralplanning permissions

Origin of planning permission

The term was possibly introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (10 & 11 George VI, chapter 51) of the United Kingdom.

Words that rhyme with planning permission

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Questions about planning permission

What does planning permission mean?
Planning permission means legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land.
How do you use planning permission in a sentence?
If I am not sure whether what I want to do needs planning permission, how can I find out?
What part of speech is planning permission?
Planning permission is a noun.
How do you pronounce planning permission?
Planning permission is pronounced /ˈplænɪŋ pəˈmɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of planning permission?
The plural of planning permission is planning permissions.

Words near planning permission in the dictionary

  1. planning ahead
  2. planning area
  3. planning areas
  4. planning on
  5. planning out
  6. planning permission
  7. planning permissions
  8. planning poker
  9. plannings
  10. plannism
  11. plano

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