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
80.6%
Elmbridge all types
78.4%
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Free. Based on 73,618 decisions.
Other application types in Elmbridge
Full
80.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness
80.6%
Trees
74.1%
Discharge of Conditions
61.6%
Other
66.9%
Advertisement
76.4%
Listed Building
89.5%
Prior Approval
63.0%
Change of Use
1.9%