The Approval Process Nobody Explains: Planning vs Building

Podcast: Your Home Building Coach with Bill Reid · William W. Reid

Opublikowano: 2026-09-05

Planning approval and building permits are two separate things. Most homeowners don't figure that out until they're months into the process. Use The Approvals Question Worksheet for free! Your city has two departments that both have to say yes. Planning asks what and where. Building asks how and safe. They run different clocks, apply different criteria, and come in a specific order. A planning approval is permission for the concept — not permission to build. Not every project touches planning. If you're redoing a kitchen without moving an exterior wall, you probably go straight to building. Sa...