planning permission

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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