Bath & NE Somerset vs Peterborough — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Bath & NE Somerset and Peterborough? A side-by-side comparison based on 70,263 combined decisions.

Last updated: June 2026

Bath & NE Somerset: 93.3%

36,819 decisions · 34,341 approved · 2,478 refused · 41 wards

Peterborough: 87.6%

33,444 decisions · 29,309 approved · 4,135 refused · 28 wards

Overall approval rates

Bath & NE Somerset (36,819 decided)

93.3%

Peterborough (33,444 decided)

87.6%

By application type

Advertisement — Peterborough (1,674 decided)

85.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Peterborough (220 decided)

40.9%

Discharge of Conditions — Peterborough (19 decided)

94.7%

Full — Peterborough (21,934 decided)

86.7%

Listed Building — Peterborough (1,461 decided)

92.7%

Other — Bath & NE Somerset (36,819 decided)

93.3%

Other — Peterborough (2,390 decided)

82.3%

Prior Approval — Peterborough (957 decided)

80.8%

Trees — Peterborough (4,789 decided)

97.4%

What the numbers mean

There is a 5.7 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Peterborough is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal rates there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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