Liverpool vs Ceredigion — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Liverpool and Ceredigion? A side-by-side comparison based on 85,447 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Liverpool: 88.6%

48,035 decisions · 42,558 approved · 5,477 refused · 104 wards

Ceredigion: 87.9%

37,412 decisions · 32,889 approved · 4,523 refused · 41 wards

Overall approval rates

Liverpool (48,035 decided)

88.6%

Ceredigion (37,412 decided)

87.9%

By application type

Advertisement — Liverpool (4,113 decided)

87.8%

Advertisement — Ceredigion (956 decided)

91.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Liverpool (2,884 decided)

78.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Ceredigion (933 decided)

78.8%

Change of Use — Liverpool (17 decided)

58.8%

Discharge of Conditions — Ceredigion (1,010 decided)

84.8%

Full — Liverpool (16,677 decided)

88.7%

Full — Ceredigion (24,781 decided)

92.3%

Listed Building — Liverpool (3,135 decided)

94.8%

Listed Building — Ceredigion (1,880 decided)

93.4%

Other — Liverpool (16,328 decided)

89.9%

Other — Ceredigion (5,978 decided)

81.1%

Prior Approval — Liverpool (1,175 decided)

69.4%

Prior Approval — Ceredigion (1,863 decided)

50.5%

Trees — Liverpool (3,698 decided)

92.1%

Trees — Ceredigion (11 decided)

90.9%

What the numbers mean

There is a 0.7 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Ceredigion is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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