The phrase "approval to transform the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the permission or consent needed to change or alter something.
Example: "We are seeking approval to transform the existing infrastructure to better meet our needs."
Alternatives: "authorization to change the" or "consent to modify the".
A scheme had been set in motion, with the Fremen's approval, to transform Dune into a more conventional, watery world.
The last time the building came close to resurrection was in 2008, when a Manhattan company called Cape Advisors was granted zoning and planning board approval to transform it into 65 luxury condominiums.
Major foreign banks immediately sought approval to transform their current branches to foreign-funded banks incorporated in China, to allow them to engage in renminbi business: –Early movers.
By 67percentto33percentcentheyhey backed Measure F, which requires that the county government obtain two-thirds voter approval for a plan to transform the El Toro military base into the huge airport.
The D.C. Court of Appeals rejected the D.C. Zoning Commission's approval of a $720 million project to transform the site into retail, office and residential space.
The decision, made by Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, opens the way for Congress to give its approval and work to begin to transform the unsightly concrete corridor into something resembling the river's natural state.
How the AMA Got Rich & Powerful: "The AMA's Seal of Approval" George H. Simmons came up with the brilliant idea to transform the AMA into a big business by granting the AMA's "seal of approval" to certain drug companies that placed large and frequent ads in JAMA and its various affiliate publications.
The city is considering a $3.6 billion plan to transform the downtown near the waterfront, but approval of that is months, if not years, away.
Through a subdivision of his company called Hantz Woodlands, the businessman is seeking to transform the area into a mixed hardwoods timber farm, pending the approval of a new city urban agriculture ordinance.
A plan to transform the West Side yards into a high-rise residential and business district received crucial approval from City Council committees.
