planning

1. 1
   deciding aheadnoununcountable

   Deciding ahead of time how you will do something.

   Like drawing a map before a trip so you know where to go.

   Good planning helped them finish the project on time.

   The trip needed a lot of planning before they left.

   UsageUsually no a before it: good planning, a lot of planning.

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of plan. Use this form for something being worked out or for the act of making a plan.

   We are planning a trip to the beach next month.

   She spent the whole evening planning her birthday party.

   UsageWrite it with nn. Planning to do something means you mean to do it.

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3. 3
   land usenoununcountable

   The work of deciding how land in a town, city, or region is used and what can be built on it.

   He works in planning for the city and helps decide where new parks go.

   The town's planning rules do not allow tall buildings near the beach.

   UsageOften used before another word: a planning office, planning rules.

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   building permissionnouncolloquialBritishuncountable

   Official permission from the local government to build, change a building, or develop land.

   Like getting a permission slip before you are allowed to build.

   They got planning to build a garage next to the house.

   The council refused planning for the new shop.

   UsageShort for planning permission: you get planning for a building. In formal letters, write the full phrase.

   Similarpermission, consent

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