Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Sandwell
86% of 37 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Sandwell 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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86%
Approval rate, all years, from 37 decided
37
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Sandwell: 32 approved, 5 refused
86%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 21 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 Sandwell
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC/25/70957 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/25/70262 (Proposed 1 No. residential dwelling) to include a dormer to side, and additional bedroo... Land Adj 2 Bird End West Bromwich B71 3EA |
| DC/24/69161 | 2024 | Approved | Proposed loft conversion and rear dormer window (Lawful Development Certificate). 6 Buttery Road Smethwick B67 7NS |
| DC/24/69168 | 2024 | Approved | Proposed hip-to-gable with dormer to rear (Lawful Development Certificate.). 57 Lilac Avenue Walsall WS5 4JP |
| DC/24/69218 | 2024 | Refused | Alterations to roof and existing front dormers and proposed 2 No. additional front dormer windows. Warley Supermarkets 3 - 5 St Pauls Road Smethwick B66 1EE |
| DC/24/69276 | 2024 | Refused | Proposed raising of roof height, loft infill extension, loft conversion and rear dormer window (Revision to approved planning permission DC/21/65806). 40 Siviters Lane Rowley Regis B65 8DP |
| DC/24/69563 | 2024 | Refused | Proposed raising of roof height, loft conversion and rear dormer window. 39 Victoria Road Oldbury B68 9UJ |
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 Sandwell
- Single-storey rear extension 82%, 224 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 90%, 209 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 79 decided
- Side extension 95%, 183 decided
- Rooflight unknown, 7 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 83%, 40 decided
- Porch 88%, 25 decided
- Garage conversion 93%, 27 decided
- Basement unknown, 1 decided
- Window and door 94%, 16 decided