Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Sandwell
Sandwell approved 96.9% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 224 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
96.9%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
224
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
217
Approved
7
Refused
93.4%
Sandwell overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Sandwell
Certificate of Lawfulness
96.9%
Sandwell all types
93.4%
What gets approved near your property?
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Free. Based on 7,050 decisions.
Other application types in Sandwell
Full
93.7%
Other
93.9%
Prior Approval
90.7%
Advertisement
98.8%
Change of Use
88.1%
Certificate of Lawfulness
96.9%
Listed Building
100.0%
Trees
83.3%