Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Solihull
94% of 319 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Solihull 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.
94%
Approval rate, all years, from 319 decided
319
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Solihull: 299 approved, 20 refused
93%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 139 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 loft conversion and dormer decisions in Solihull
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/2025/01912/MINFHO | 2026 | Approved | First floor bedroom extension, pitched roof over front dormer and new window in roof gable. 6 Arden Road Dorridge Solihull B93 8LG |
| PL/2025/02264/MINFHO | 2026 | Approved | Loft extension and conversion to include increase in ridge height and revisions to internal layouts of ground and first floors. Single storey front extension 63 Alderbrook Road Solihull B91 1NR |
| PL/2025/02389/CLOPUD | 2026 | Approved | Certificate of lawful development for proposed new rear dormer and conversion of existing roof space to form bedroom and ensuite bathroom, with new internal... Coppice Wood Farm Norton Green Lane Knowle Solihull B93 8PH |
| PL/2024/02939/PNHAA | 2025 | Refused | Prior notification for an additional storey, 2.36m above existing roof height of 4.98m, total height 7.34m to existing bungalow. 90 Solihull Road Shirley Solihull B90 3HL |
| PL/2025/00197/CLOPUD | 2025 | Refused | Certificate of lawful development for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer over original part of the property - Not the extended roof. 166 Stanway Road Shirley Solihull B90 3JH |
| PL/2025/00421/NONMC | 2025 | Refused | Non-material amendment for change of roof design and omission of rear dormer following planning approval PL/2024/00281/MINFHO. 61 Widney Lane Solihull B91 3LL |
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 Solihull
- Single-storey rear extension 91%, 1,886 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 95%, 1,180 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 333 decided
- Side extension 95%, 1,072 decided
- Rooflight 96%, 146 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 92%, 202 decided
- Porch 98%, 283 decided
- Garage conversion 98%, 263 decided
- Basement 95%, 20 decided
- Window and door 96%, 308 decided