planning permission
noun [ U ]
UK ukus PROPERTY
official approval from a local government authority to build something new, or to make changes to an existing building:
apply for/get/have planning permission We now have planning permission to convert and extend the 19th-century property into a training centre.
with/without/subject to planning permission Big property developers do not like buying up land without planning permission because of the risk involved.
grant/give/receive planning permission
need/require planning permission
turn down/refuse planning permission