Rooflight planning approval rate in Lewes
95% of 237 decided rooflight applications in Lewes 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.
95%
Approval rate, all years, from 237 decided
237
decided rooflight applications in Lewes: 226 approved, 11 refused
96%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 114 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example rooflight decisions in Lewes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LW/25/0727 | 2026 | Approved | Part retrospective application for conversion of garage into living space with raising of roof height, addition of 2no. rooflights, alterations to fenestrati... 4 Newick Drive Newick East Sussex BN8 4PA |
| LW/24/0694 | 2025 | Approved | Variation of condition 1 (Plans) relating to approval LW/22/0240 - Omission of second storey over the garage area, 4No. Velux windows in the rear roof area,... Little Dobells Dobells Farm Lane Ditchling Common Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8SF |
| LW/24/0756 | 2025 | Approved | Variation of Condition 1 (Plans) and 2 (Restriction to Doors, Windows, Rooflights) in relation to approval LW/23/0130 to add a first-floor window at rear ele... 64 Northwood Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RG |
| LW/24/0605 | 2024 | Refused | Alterations to roof including raising of pitch height, rear dormer, recladding of first floor walls, 5No. rooflights to front roof slope and relocation of ex... 22 Rustic Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SW |
| LW/22/0778 | 2023 | Refused | 3no front rooflights, rear dormer and single storey front porch 94 Cissbury Crescent Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RJ |
| LW/22/0098 | 2022 | Refused | Non-material amendment of application LW/20/0265 to retain and alter existing roof to provide gable ends, installation of side dormer, addition of rear balco... Pilon Danes Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NH |
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 Lewes
- Single-storey rear extension 95%, 1,190 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 89%, 257 decided
- Wraparound extension 95%, 148 decided
- Side extension 92%, 614 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 94%, 414 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 86%, 237 decided
- Porch 95%, 160 decided
- Garage conversion 91%, 161 decided
- Basement 87%, 39 decided
- Window and door 93%, 324 decided