The phrase "approved the application of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a decision has been made to accept or grant a request or proposal, typically in formal or official settings.
Example: "The committee approved the application of the new policy after thorough review."
Alternatives: "authorized the request for" or "sanctioned the proposal of".
The Greenburgh Town Board recently approved the application of Synergy to open up a fitness club on East Hartsdale Avenue, our downtown main street.
After a lengthy public hearing, the board approved the application of EnviroCAB, a new company, to operate the all-hybrid fleet of 50 Toyota Prius and Ford Escape cabs.
The commissioner of the State Athletic Control Board last Tuesday approved the application of the former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to box in New Jersey, but Governor McGreevey and State Senate President Richard J. Codey voiced opposition to the move the day after it was announced.
Wildwood and North Wildwood have approved the application of Popa Media.com, a Philadelphia company, to install up to 30 phones on the Boardwalk that will give users up to four minutes of free phone time in exchange for having them look at advertisements.
Mr. McCarthy would not comment on how the affiliation with the casino would affect the N.F.L.'s plans for the A.F.L. Officials of Arenafootball2 said they approved the application of the team, called the Mohegan Wolves, after a review and were not uncomfortable with the casino arrangement.
The Department of Energy sent a strong signal last Friday when it approved the application of the Freeport LNG Terminal, operated by ConocoPhillips.
The STB approved the application on December 10 of that year pending completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which was released by the STB on September 27, 2000.
In a statement released overnight, the Fed said its board had approved the applications of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies and authorised credit to the two firms "against all types of collateral" that commercial banks can use to get loans from the central bank.
During the entire two-year span — from March 2010, when the agency began singling out conservative groups, to April 2012, just before it received Mr. Camp's letter and changed its search criteria for the last time — the I.R.S. approved the applications of just four groups with those conservative keywords in their names.
It can simply revert back to being a securities firm - as it was for its first 139 years before the Federal Reserve approved the applications of Goldman and Morgan Stanley on Sept. 22, 2008, in a last-ditch Hail Mary to stop the firms' death spiral (which worked).
After introducing the concept of natural convection air dehumidifier system and establishing the feasibility of eliminating desiccant pump, this study aims to approve the application of natural liquid desiccant as an air conditioning system in real working conditions.
