Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in South Gloucestershire

Name: Certificate of Lawfulness planning approval rate in South Gloucestershire
Creator: PlanningLens
Published: 2026-08-16T10:57:38+00:00
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South Gloucestershire approved 85.5% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 1,253 decisions analysed.

Last updated: August 2026

85.5%

certificate of lawfulness approval rate

1,253

Certificate of Lawfulness decisions

1,071

Approved

182

Refused

86.9%

South Gloucestershire overall

How certificate of lawfulness compares in South Gloucestershire

Certificate of Lawfulness (1,253 decided)

85.5%

South Gloucestershire all types (15,946 decided)

86.9%

What gets approved near your property?

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Other application types in South Gloucestershire

Full (9,386 decided)

85.4%

Other (2,247 decided)

85.9%

Trees (1,777 decided)

96.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness (1,253 decided)

85.5%

Listed Building (626 decided)

93.8%

Prior Approval (334 decided)

73.4%

Advertisement (310 decided)

95.5%

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