Prior Approval approval rate in Sefton
Sefton approved 70.6% of prior approval applications, based on 367 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
70.6%
prior approval approval rate
367
Prior Approval decisions
259
Approved
108
Refused
88.0%
Sefton overall
How prior approval compares in Sefton
Prior Approval
70.6%
Sefton all types
88.0%
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Free. Based on 7,121 decisions.
Other application types in Sefton
Full
92.2%
Discharge of Conditions
83.5%
Other
83.5%
Trees
96.9%
Prior Approval
70.6%
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85.8%
Listed Building
97.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness
1.1%