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Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Elmbridge

Elmbridge approved 80.6% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 6,977 decisions analysed.

Last updated: August 2026

80.6%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
6,977
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
5,626
Approved
1,351
Refused
78.4%
Elmbridge overall

How certificate of lawfulness compares in Elmbridge

Certificate of Lawfulness (6,977 decided)
80.6%
Elmbridge all types (73,618 decided)
78.4%

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Other application types in Elmbridge

Full (50,187 decided)
80.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness (6,977 decided)
80.6%
Trees (6,100 decided)
74.1%
Discharge of Conditions (3,682 decided)
61.6%
Other (2,810 decided)
66.9%
Advertisement (1,694 decided)
76.4%
Listed Building (1,034 decided)
89.5%
Prior Approval (866 decided)
63.0%
Change of Use (268 decided)
1.9%
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