Change of use (residential) approval rate in OPDC
OPDC approved 92.7% of change of use (residential) applications, based on 234 decisions analysed.
Last updated: October 2026
92.7%
change of use (residential) approval rate
234
Change of use (residential) decisions
217
Approved
17
Refused
97.0%
OPDC overall
Change of use (residential) applications are refused more often than the OPDC average (97.0%).
How change of use (residential) applications compare in OPDC
Change of use (residential)
92.7%
OPDC all applications
97.0%
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Other project types in OPDC
98.3%
97.8%
98.9%
98.5%
98.0%
97.1%
96.6%
95.2%