Ceredigion vs Bath & NE Somerset, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Ceredigion and Bath & NE Somerset? A side-by-side comparison based on 52,005 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Ceredigion: –

32,096 decisions · – approved · – refused · 41 wards

Bath & NE Somerset: 90.9%

19,909 decisions · 18,105 approved · 1,804 refused · 41 wards

Overall approval rates

Ceredigion (32,096 decided)

–

Bath & NE Somerset (19,909 decided)

90.9%

By application type

Advertisement, Ceredigion (956 decided)

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Certificate of Lawfulness, Ceredigion (933 decided)

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Discharge of Conditions, Ceredigion (1,008 decided)

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Full, Ceredigion (24,777 decided)

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Listed Building, Ceredigion (1,880 decided)

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Other, Ceredigion (6,164 decided)

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Other, Bath & NE Somerset (36,813 decided)

93.3%

Prior Approval, Ceredigion (1,813 decided)

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Trees, Ceredigion (11 decided)

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What the numbers mean

PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for at least one of these councils on data-quality grounds, so no approval-rate comparison is published here. Decision volumes are still shown.

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