planning permission
Development consent required
Planning permission is official approval from a local authority to construct or alter a building.
Required in the UK and many Commonwealth countries before major construction projects can proceed.
They applied for planning permission to build an extension.
The American equivalent is a building permit, though the systems differ in scope and process.
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- local councilRegional administrative authority
- building regulationsLaws governing safe construction
- authorizationFormal permission granted
development · construction · site plan · zoning ordinance · land-use · green belt · conservation area · listed buildings · community engagement · public consultation · building code · housing policy · environmental impact · architect · neighbors · renovation · setback · property
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- UK Propertyfreehold, leasehold, estate agent, council house, terraced house
- government documentswhite paper, laws, federal records, gazette, constitutions
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
- UK ServicesNHS, council tax, driving licence, passport office, local councils
planned, plans, planning, permission, planner, permitted, unplanned, permitting, permits