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planning permission

permission to develop land or buildings. The need for such permission is the linchpin of the system for controlling the development of land in the UK; before land can be developed, planning permission for such development must be granted by the local planning authority. There is a whole regime of investigation, advertisement, appeals and legal decision applying to such applications. Central government has the ability to call in applications and effectively overrule the local process. See also BLIGHT NOTICE.

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It now takes 40 months, on average, from schemes receiving planning permission to building work being completed, the LGA said.

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But the pair, who welcomed first child Bear Grey Payne in March, recently had planning permission refused after they applied to build a 'super garage' to house their PS1 million fleet of six cars.

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In Clay Lane, also in Stoke, a 37 bedroomed student accommodation building has just been given planning permission.

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The latter grants permission on the principle that the land can be developed, while detailed planning permission specifies the design of the building.

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The key is drainage - if you use a porous material, such as gravel, permeable asphalt or permeable block paving, you won't usually need planning permission.

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If your conversion will be larger than that, you'll need to apply for planning permission - a good architect will be able to advise how to keep your project within PD.

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JD Sports applied to Newcastle City Council for planning permission to convert the block of two buildings into a massive leisure and retail complex, with a gym covering two floors.

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It will commence work on reviewing and finalising the Colin Town Centre masterplan proposals and submitting an application to DOE Planning for Outline Planning Permission.

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A spokeswoman confirmed that the estate was currently under scrutiny over two issues: a change of use to a residential property without planning permission and a change of use to a commercial property (helicopter business) without planning permission.

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New Forest District Council has issued an enforcement notice claiming the owner has allowed the pounds 500,000 five-bedroom detached property to become a business lacking planning permission.

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A meeting with the All Party Parliamentary Greyhound Group in Westminster on Tuesday was followed by news that planning permission for two local sites, at Billet Road and the EMD Cinema, have been refused "Bob Morton has again written to L&Q's chief cxecutive David Montague," said SOS spokesman Ricky Holloway.