Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Elmbridge
Elmbridge approved 80.5% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 7,013 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
80.5%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
7,013
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
5,648
Approved
1,365
Refused
80.7%
Elmbridge overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Elmbridge
Certificate of Lawfulness
80.5%
Elmbridge all types
80.7%
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Other application types in Elmbridge
Full
81.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness
80.5%
Trees
74.0%
Discharge of Conditions
61.6%
Other
66.8%
Advertisement
76.4%
Listed Building
89.5%
Prior Approval
62.7%
Change of Use
1.9%