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  2. Planning permission - Wikipedia

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    Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. [1] [2] House building permits, for example, are subject to building codes. There is also a "plan check" (PLCK) to check compliance with plans for the area ...

  3. Beach hut - Wikipedia

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    On popular beaches, privately owned beach huts can command substantial prices due to their convenient location, out of all proportion to their size and amenity. A pre-war wooden beach chalet at West Bexington , Dorset sold at auction for £216,000 in 2006, [ 2 ] and a beach hut on Mudeford Spit sold for £170,000 in 2012, where prices have ...

  4. Planning and zoning commission - Wikipedia

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    A planning and zoning commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amendments thereto. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission collects ...

  5. Land-use planning - Wikipedia

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    A transect, as used in planning, is a hierarchical scale of environmental zones that define a land area by its character, ranging from rural, preserved land to urban centers. As a planning methodology, the transect is used as a tool for managing growth and sustainability by planning land use around the physical character of the land.

  6. Zoning - Wikipedia

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    The Zoning Scheme of the General Spatial Plan for the City of Skopje, North Macedonia.Different urban zoning areas are represented by different colours. In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones.

  7. General Permitted Development Order - Wikipedia

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    Warehouse conversion to flats in Hull. Development of this type is sometimes allowed under the GPDO. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the "GPDO 2015") is a statutory instrument, applying in England, that grants planning permission for certain types of development without the requirement for approval from the local planning authority (such ...

  8. Planning use classes in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    Planning use classes are the legal framework which determines what a particular property may be used for by its lawful occupants. In England and Wales, these are contained within the text of Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 764). [1] The use classes were reformed in September 2020. [2]

  9. Outline planning permission - Wikipedia

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    Outline Planning Permission is an initial form of planning permission in English land law, whereby the applicant gains feedback as regards the scale and nature of a proposed development from the local planning authority. [1]