Ceredigion planning approval rate

Ceredigion council approved 87.9% of planning applications and refused 12.1%, based on 37,412 decisions analysed. Ranked 71st out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

87.9%

overall approval rate

37,412

Decisions analysed

32,889

Approved

4,523

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Ceredigion? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Ceredigion. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (24,781 decided)

92.3%

Other (5,978 decided)

81.1%

Listed Building (1,880 decided)

93.4%

Prior Approval (1,863 decided)

50.5%

Discharge of Conditions (1,010 decided)

84.8%

Advertisement (956 decided)

91.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness (933 decided)

78.8%

Trees (11 decided)

90.9%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Ceredigion — mined from 37,412 proposal descriptions.

Extension (General) (7,090 decided)

95.9%

New Build (4,734 decided)

79.5%

Garage / Parking (3,822 decided)

91.0%

Change of Use (Residential) (2,949 decided)

88.3%

Outbuilding (2,658 decided)

85.4%

Conservatory (895 decided)

97.5%

Annex (400 decided)

92.5%

Dormer (373 decided)

93.0%

Rear Extension (337 decided)

92.9%

Flat Conversion (274 decided)

87.6%

HMO (190 decided)

83.2%

Side Extension (93 decided)

96.8%

Loft Conversion (85 decided)

96.5%

Basement (73 decided)

90.4%

Wraparound Extension (16 decided)

87.5%

Front Extension (10 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Ceredigion. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Penbryn ED (175 decided)

84.0%

Llansanffraid ED (172 decided)

79.7%

Aberaeron and Aberarth ED (158 decided)

80.4%

Melindwr ED (156 decided)

82.7%

Beulah and Llangoedmor ED (129 decided)

82.2%

Penparc (120 decided)

85.8%

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais ED (117 decided)

79.5%

Ceulan a Maesmawr ED (116 decided)

88.8%

Lledrod ED (114 decided)

82.5%

Llanfihangel Ystrad ED (112 decided)

89.3%

Llangeitho ED (111 decided)

83.8%

Llannarth ED (106 decided)

86.8%

Aberporth and Y Ferwig ED (105 decided)

90.5%

Ciliau Aeron ED (103 decided)

83.5%

Llandysiliogogo (101 decided)

90.1%

Llanwenog ED (100 decided)

82.0%

Ystwyth ED (95 decided)

93.7%

Borth ED (95 decided)

86.3%

Llandysul North and Troedyraur ED (92 decided)

78.3%

Llanfarian ED (90 decided)

82.2%

Wards in Ceredigion

Penbryn ED

84.0% approval · 175 decisions

Llansanffraid ED

79.7% approval · 172 decisions

Aberaeron and Aberarth ED

80.4% approval · 158 decisions

Melindwr ED

82.7% approval · 156 decisions

Beulah and Llangoedmor ED

82.2% approval · 129 decisions

Penparc

85.8% approval · 120 decisions

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais ED

79.5% approval · 117 decisions

Ceulan a Maesmawr ED

88.8% approval · 116 decisions

Lledrod ED

82.5% approval · 114 decisions

Llanfihangel Ystrad ED

89.3% approval · 112 decisions

Llangeitho ED

83.8% approval · 111 decisions

Llannarth ED

86.8% approval · 106 decisions

Aberporth and Y Ferwig ED

90.5% approval · 105 decisions

Ciliau Aeron ED

83.5% approval · 103 decisions

Llandysiliogogo

90.1% approval · 101 decisions

Llanwenog ED

82.0% approval · 100 decisions

Ystwyth ED

93.7% approval · 95 decisions

Borth ED

86.3% approval · 95 decisions

Llandysul North and Troedyraur ED

78.3% approval · 92 decisions

Llanfarian ED

82.2% approval · 90 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Ceredigion, showing how the council decides real applications.

761940

Housing Development - 45 dwellings · ·

Approved

A260043

Erection of a multi purpose agricultural building · Llanwenog ED ·

Approved

751641

Outline permission for the erection of a bungalow · ·

Approved

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