Rooflight planning approval rate in County Durham
97% of 31 decided rooflight applications in County Durham were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
97%
Approval rate, all years, from 31 decided
31
decided rooflight applications in County Durham: 30 approved, 1 refused
93%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 15 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
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Example rooflight decisions in County Durham
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM/24/03182/LB | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of loft to create additional bedroom and en-suite including 2 conservation style rooflights to the front and 1 to the rear of the property. Conver... 6 Longhorn Ends Cowshill Bishop Auckland DL13 1JG |
| DM/25/03038/NMA | 2025 | Refused | Non material amendment pursuant to DM/24/03207/FPA including additional ground floor living room window (west elevation), omission of fanlight over front doo... The Village Stores Lartington Lane Lartington Barnard Castle DL12 9DA |
| DM/23/01563/VOC | 2024 | Approved | Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Materials) to include changes to window locations/dimensions, additional window, addition of rooflight, add... 1 The Pastures Lanchester Durham DH7 0BT |
| DM/24/00410/FPA | 2024 | Approved | Loft conversion with rooflights Eden House 57 The Avenue Durham DH1 4EB |
| DM/24/01285/NMA | 2024 | Approved | Non material amendment of planning permission DM/24/00260/FPA for alterations to the garage to include two rooflights and reduce the pitch to allow for rolle... 2 Wesley View Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3RL |
| DM/24/01287/DRC | 2024 | Approved | Discharge of condition 3 (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation), condition 5 (materials), condition 6 (window and door details), condition 7 (roofligh... Booze Wood Baldersdale Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9UN |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in County Durham
- Single-storey rear extension 99%, 102 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 94%, 48 decided
- Wraparound extension unknown, 7 decided
- Side extension 92%, 65 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 23 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 93%, 30 decided
- Porch 100%, 23 decided
- Garage conversion 100%, 20 decided
- Basement unknown, 3 decided
- Window and door 99%, 90 decided