planning permission
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planning permission
- /ˈplænɪŋ pəˈmɪʃən/ UK
- /ˈplænɪŋ pɚˈmɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
The term was possibly introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (10 & 11 George VI, chapter 51) of the United Kingdom.
noun planning permissions
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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 not
Similar: building permit, construction permit, PP
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noun legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land
| 日本語 | 開発許可制度 |
|---|---|
| Français | permis de construire |
| Deutsch | Baugenehmigung, Baubewilligung |
| Italiano | permesso di costruire |
| Ελληνικά | οικοδομική άδεια oikodomikí ádeia |
| Русский | исхо́дно-разреши́тельная документа́ция isxódno-razrešítelʹnaja dokumentácija |
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title = {planning permission},
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