Prior Approval approval rate in Wiltshire
Wiltshire approved 87.6% of prior approval applications, based on 2,232 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
87.6%
prior approval approval rate
2,232
Prior Approval decisions
1,955
Approved
277
Refused
89.5%
Wiltshire overall
How prior approval compares in Wiltshire
Prior Approval
87.6%
Wiltshire all types
89.5%
What gets approved near your property?
In Wiltshire, 1 in 10 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to 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
Free. Based on 136,515 decisions.
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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%