Liverpool vs Croydon, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Liverpool and Croydon? A side-by-side comparison based on 64,420 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Liverpool: –

33,059 decisions · – approved · – refused · 104 wards

Croydon: 80.5%

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

Overall approval rates

Liverpool (33,059 decided)

–

Croydon (31,361 decided)

80.5%

By application type

Advertisement, Liverpool (4,113 decided)

–

Certificate of Lawfulness, Liverpool (2,884 decided)

–

Change of Use, Liverpool (17 decided)

–

Discharge of Conditions, Croydon (97 decided)

100.0%

Full, Liverpool (16,677 decided)

–

Full, Croydon (8,323 decided)

81.0%

Listed Building, Liverpool (3,135 decided)

–

Other, Liverpool (16,329 decided)

–

Other, Croydon (30,116 decided)

81.1%

Prior Approval, Liverpool (1,174 decided)

–

Prior Approval, Croydon (2,220 decided)

83.3%

Trees, Liverpool (3,698 decided)

–

Trees, Croydon (36 decided)

100.0%

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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