Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Wakefield
Wakefield approved 94.2% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 952 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
94.2%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
952
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
897
Approved
55
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Wakefield
Certificate of Lawfulness
94.2%
Wakefield all types
92.0%
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Other application types in Wakefield
Full
92.0%
Other
92.6%
Trees
63.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness
94.2%
Advertisement
87.6%
Listed Building
94.5%
Change of Use
97.8%