Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Reading
94% of 214 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Reading 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.
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94%
Approval rate, all years, from 214 decided
214
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Reading: 202 approved, 12 refused
95%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 148 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 loft conversion and dormer decisions in Reading
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL/23/1266 | 2026 | Approved | The demolition of the rear part of building, retention of front
facade and roof plane, and construction of a five storey rear
extension and dor... 136-137 Friar Street Reading RG1 1EX |
| PL/25/0553 | 2026 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use) for the increase in volume to an existing roof extension (Amended Description) 95 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, READING, RG2 7PT |
| PL/25/1222 | 2026 | Approved | Construction of rear box dormer window and hip to gable roof extension (amended) 30 GROSVENOR ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EN |
| PL/25/1672 | 2026 | Refused | Erection of a rear dormer 103 Cholmeley Road, Reading, RG1 3LR |
| PL/24/0705 | 2024 | Refused | Single storey ground floor extension on east elevation, dormer roof extensions on eastern and western roofslopes and porch extension on north elevation. Warren Creek The Warren Caversham Reading RG4 7TQ |
| PL/24/1180 | 2024 | Refused | Demolition of exiting commercial premises and erection of 3 No. 2 bedroom terraced houses (use class C3) without complying with condition 17 of planning perm... 2 FACTORY PLACE, WILSON ROAD, READING, RG30 2GU |
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 Reading
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 898 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 93%, 292 decided
- Wraparound extension 94%, 204 decided
- Side extension 95%, 378 decided
- Rooflight 99%, 218 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 94%, 132 decided
- Porch 91%, 116 decided
- Garage conversion 97%, 119 decided
- Basement 80%, 45 decided
- Window and door 96%, 250 decided