Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Stafford
Stafford approved 76.5% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 438 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
76.5%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
438
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
335
Approved
103
Refused
83.5%
Stafford overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Stafford
Certificate of Lawfulness
76.5%
Stafford all types
83.5%
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other application types in Stafford
Full
85.5%
Trees
91.2%
Certificate of Lawfulness
76.5%
Other
78.0%
Prior Approval
69.4%
Listed Building
88.8%
Advertisement
83.5%
Change of Use
83.6%