Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Hastings
Hastings approved 84.6% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 408 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
84.6%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
408
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
345
Approved
63
Refused
84.9%
Hastings overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Hastings
Certificate of Lawfulness
84.6%
Hastings all types
84.9%
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✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other application types in Hastings
Full
85.9%
Discharge of Conditions
88.6%
Trees
97.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness
84.6%
Listed Building
89.8%
Other
76.3%
Advertisement
91.0%