Sevenoaks vs Trafford — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Sevenoaks and Trafford? A side-by-side comparison based on 25,013 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Sevenoaks: 86.8%

12,672 decisions · 10,993 approved · 1,679 refused · 27 wards

Trafford: 87.3%

12,341 decisions · 10,771 approved · 1,570 refused · 33 wards

Overall approval rates

Sevenoaks (12,672 decided)

86.8%

Trafford (12,341 decided)

87.3%

By application type

Advertisement — Sevenoaks (84 decided)

89.3%

Advertisement — Trafford (365 decided)

72.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Sevenoaks (922 decided)

74.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Trafford (1,246 decided)

86.1%

Change of Use — Sevenoaks (71 decided)

69.0%

Change of Use — Trafford (77 decided)

87.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Sevenoaks (142 decided)

82.4%

Discharge of Conditions — Trafford (404 decided)

78.5%

Full — Sevenoaks (5,255 decided)

83.3%

Full — Trafford (9,176 decided)

88.9%

Listed Building — Sevenoaks (510 decided)

85.1%

Listed Building — Trafford (128 decided)

89.1%

Other — Sevenoaks (3,341 decided)

90.3%

Other — Trafford (808 decided)

83.8%

Prior Approval — Sevenoaks (129 decided)

86.8%

Prior Approval — Trafford (130 decided)

75.4%

Trees — Sevenoaks (2,218 decided)

96.1%

What the numbers mean

There is a 0.5 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Sevenoaks 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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