# Necessary Consents > all planning permissions and all other consents, licences, permissions, certificates, authorisations and approvals whether of a public or private nature **Term:** Necessary Consents **Last updated:** 2026-07-29 ## Definition ## What Necessary Consents Means in a Contract Necessary Consents is a defined term used to capture every approval, licence, permission, certificate or authorisation that a party must secure before it can lawfully use, occupy, develop or operate an asset in the manner intended by the agreement. The definition typically covers both public consents, such as planning permissions issued by a local authority, and private consents, such as a landlord's approval or a lender's waiver, whenever such approval is required by a Competent Authority or third party for the Permitted Use. The purpose of the term is to consolidate what would otherwise be a scattered list of regulatory and contractual requirements into a single, defined concept that the rest of the agreement can reference. Instead of repeating long lists of permissions in every clause, drafters simply refer to Necessary Consents, which keeps warranties, conditions precedent and indemnities concise and consistent throughout the document. This term is especially common in transactions involving