planning
♦ plan|ning /pl'ænɪŋ/
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Planning is the process of deciding in detail how to do something before you actually start to do it.
The trip needs careful planning...
The new system is still in the planning stages.
see also family planning
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Planning is control by the local government of the way that land is used in an area and of what new buildings are built there.
...a masterpiece of 18th-century town planning...fami|ly plan|ning
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Family planning is the practice of using contraception to control the number of children you have.
...a family planning clinic.plan|ning ap|pli|ca|tion (planning applications)
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In Britain, a planning application is a formal request to a local authority for permission to build something new or to add something to an existing building.plan|ning per|mis|sion (planning permissions)
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In Britain, planning permission is official permission that you must get from the local authority before building something new or adding something to an existing building.town plan|ning
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Town planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
1 [N-UNCOUNT]
Planning is the process of deciding in detail how to do something before you actually start to do it.
The trip needs careful planning...
The new system is still in the planning stages.
see also family planning
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Planning is control by the local government of the way that land is used in an area and of what new buildings are built there.
...a masterpiece of 18th-century town planning...fami|ly plan|ning
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Family planning is the practice of using contraception to control the number of children you have.
...a family planning clinic.plan|ning ap|pli|ca|tion (planning applications)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a planning application is a formal request to a local authority for permission to build something new or to add something to an existing building.plan|ning per|mis|sion (planning permissions)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, planning permission is official permission that you must get from the local authority before building something new or adding something to an existing building.town plan|ning
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Town planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.