Planning permission, also known as planning consent, is the most important requirement in the U.K. for a certain entity to be able to construct any building or structure in a particular place. This is needed by land owners or occupiers in Great Britain, along with the original title for the land occupied or owned.
Planning title is given to all pre-existing uses and structures by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 concerned with any development with regards to land use. The so called development defined in the law will include any engineering, building or mining operation, or the change of use of any land or building. However, there are other forms of development exempted in the act such as the routine maintenance of an existing building. There are also particular categories of insignificant or minor development that are being granted with an automatic planning authorization by law, and are called permitted development that does not need any application for planning permission.
All Local Planning Authorities (LPA) have their own website which will enable applicants to access relevant application forms, documents, and its contact details. LPAs are generally open to pre-application briefing for applicants to know if the proposal needs planning permission. And if ever the proposal does require having a planning permit, the applicant must also be aware of the probability of its approval.
Local Planning Authorities are generally the local Borough or District Council, although an application for a mining operation, and other issues would be decided by the local County Council.
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