Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Bury
Bury approved 88.0% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 624 decisions analysed.
Last updated: October 2026
88.0%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
624
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
549
Approved
75
Refused
90.4%
Bury overall
How certificate of lawfulness applications compare in Bury
Certificate of Lawfulness
88.0%
Bury all types
90.4%
What gets approved near your property?
In Bury, 1 in 10 applications are refused. The PlanningLens property report runs to 17 pages on your address:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Bury
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 4,359 decisions.
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Other application types in Bury
Full
92.9%
Other
87.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness
88.0%
Discharge of Conditions
97.5%
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77.1%
Listed Building
84.8%
Prior Approval
83.3%