Cemeteries that do not fall under our jurisdiction include religious, municipal, private,national and family cemeteries. The first step to gain access is to provide notice of your intent to access the property.Cemeteries require planning permission but a place of burial without fences or gravestones is not a cemetery in planning law. In order to understand the history of the Harris County Cemetery and the Harris County. Q: When is a permit required? A: A permit is needed for all development within Harris County. The Cemetery Department is responsible for the delicate task of burying the deceased in a caring and timely manner. Complete and sign the Burial Transit Permit and file it with the Vital Records. • Registrar in your district within seven days. A grave liner differs from a vault in that the cover does not seal, and it has two holes in the bottom.