its dependant on what You 'Understand' are You LEGAL or LAWFUL?
LEGAL i believe is a foreign [law] society (commonly known as the CROWN [not the QUEEN or Common Law),
In Commonlaw as long as You cause no harm to Your fellow man
In LEGAL-land it will get most of man-kind confused, if You look up the words that seemed to have invaded and corrupted our common English for instance;
apply means:
Application (n)In the 18th century “formal request to a higher authority or employer”
Originally From 15th Century “the bringing of something to bear (liability) on something else”,
from UKL Common Law, mini-dictionary 2014:
http://dispatchuk.com/Mini-Dictionary-UKL-mini-book-0000222.htmso 'planning permission' i believe sounds like an act of servitude or Slavery, which has been abolished Right?
So it more important to ask not" do i need to apply for Planing Permission",
but what stand point do You come from CROWN employee "PERSON" and their "planning terms and conditions" or a man with Common Law Rights,