In the UK, it will certainly take time to obtain planning permission (AFAIK, we don't have "zoning" as such). But you will deal with one or two departments, an

In the UK, it will certainly take time to obtain planning permission (AFAIK, we don't have "zoning" as such). But you will deal with one or two departments, and the requirements will be clear. You will not be sent on a wild goose chase across the region, sprinkling money and bribes as you go. Each department you visit will also not result in a further 3 you must visit, like some kind of bureaucratic ponzi scheme. And you will not be asked to submit forms at a website that doesn't work for weeks at a time.