Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Lake District NPA
Lake District NPA approved 80.1% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 724 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
80.1%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
724
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
580
Approved
144
Refused
90.8%
Lake District NPA overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Lake District NPA
Certificate of Lawfulness
80.1%
Lake District NPA all types
90.8%
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other application types in Lake District NPA
Full
91.0%
Other
91.3%
Listed Building
92.9%
Trees
99.2%
Discharge of Conditions
91.2%
Certificate of Lawfulness
80.1%
Advertisement
88.5%
Change of Use
76.2%