Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 81.3% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 635 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
81.3%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
635
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
516
Approved
119
Refused
91.5%
Oxford overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Oxford
Certificate of Lawfulness
81.3%
Oxford all types
91.5%
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Free. Based on 6,203 decisions.
Other application types in Oxford
Full
87.6%
Trees
99.5%
Discharge of Conditions
97.8%
Certificate of Lawfulness
81.3%
Other
89.8%
Listed Building
98.2%
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88.3%
Prior Approval
73.3%
Change of Use
85.7%