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Croydon vs Ceredigion, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Croydon and Ceredigion? A side-by-side comparison based on 63,457 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Croydon: 80.5%

31,361 decisions · 25,233 approved · 6,128 refused · 83 wards

Ceredigion: –

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

Overall approval rates

Croydon (31,361 decided)
80.5%
Ceredigion (32,096 decided)

By application type

Advertisement, Ceredigion (956 decided)
Certificate of Lawfulness, Ceredigion (933 decided)
Discharge of Conditions, Croydon (97 decided)
100.0%
Discharge of Conditions, Ceredigion (1,008 decided)
Full, Croydon (8,323 decided)
81.0%
Full, Ceredigion (24,777 decided)
Listed Building, Ceredigion (1,880 decided)
Other, Croydon (30,116 decided)
81.1%
Other, Ceredigion (6,164 decided)
Prior Approval, Croydon (2,220 decided)
83.3%
Prior Approval, Ceredigion (1,813 decided)
Trees, Croydon (36 decided)
100.0%
Trees, Ceredigion (11 decided)

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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