Full approval rate in Canterbury
Canterbury approved 92.2% of full applications, based on 5,190 decisions analysed.
Last updated: October 2026
92.2%
full approval rate
5,190
Full decisions
4,783
Approved
407
Refused
93.6%
Canterbury overall
How full applications compare in Canterbury
Full
92.2%
Canterbury all types
93.6%
What gets approved near your property?
In Canterbury, 1 in 16 applications are refused. The PlanningLens property report runs to 17 pages on your address:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Canterbury
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Canterbury
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 7,233 decisions.
Planning professional? PlanningLens runs refusal alerts and evidence packs for Canterbury and any other published UK council. See the data services →
Other application types in Canterbury
Full
92.2%
Other
99.1%
Listed Building
95.2%
Trees
97.8%
Discharge of Conditions
96.5%
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90.2%
Prior Approval
94.4%
Certificate of Lawfulness
84.1%