Certificate of Lawfulness approval rate in Wiltshire
Wiltshire approved 82.9% of certificate of lawfulness applications, based on 3,522 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
82.9%
certificate of lawfulness approval rate
3,522
Certificate of Lawfulness decisions
2,921
Approved
601
Refused
89.5%
Wiltshire overall
How certificate of lawfulness compares in Wiltshire
Certificate of Lawfulness
82.9%
Wiltshire all types
89.5%
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Wiltshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other application types in Wiltshire
Full
90.3%
Trees
98.9%
Listed Building
92.2%
Other
80.2%
Discharge of Conditions
95.6%
Advertisement
86.1%
Certificate of Lawfulness
82.9%
Prior Approval
87.6%