Garage conversion planning approval rate in South Downs National Park
95% of 40 decided garage conversion applications in South Downs National Park 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 40 decided
40
decided garage conversion applications in South Downs National Park: 38 approved, 2 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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 garage conversion decisions in South Downs National Park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDNP/24/02670/HOUS | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of Garage, infill extension and amendments to house layout. Punnyngs Folly The Street Poynings West Sussex BN45 7AQ |
| SDNP/25/01471/HOUS | 2025 | Approved | Partial conversion of garage into habitable space for use by the existing annexe, including removal of cementitious internal wall lining and new casement win... Philliswood Farmhouse Hooksway Lane Hooksway Elsted West Sussex PO18 9JZ |
| SDNP/25/01472/LIS | 2025 | Approved | Partial conversion of garage into habitable space for use by the existing annexe, including removal of cementitious internal wall lining and new casement win... Philliswood Farmhouse Hooksway Lane Hooksway Elsted West Sussex PO18 9JZ |
| SDNP/25/02626/HOUS | 2025 | Approved | Internal alterations and garage conversion with raised roof. New tiled/solid roof to existing conservatory. Timbertops 1 Guillards Oak Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9JZ |
| SDNP/23/05298/HOUS | 2024 | Refused | Partial demolition of existing bungalow including the removal of the existing roof, extension of existing integral garage and conversion into habitable accom... Stancombe Lodge Willow Close Hill Brow Liss Hampshire GU33 7QE |
| SDNP/15/05600/HOUS | 2016 | Refused | Conversion of existing garage into self contained annexe Whiteacres Glaseby Lane Washington Pulborough West Sussex RH20 4AX |
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 South Downs National Park
- Single-storey rear extension 93%, 248 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 90%, 89 decided
- Wraparound extension 90%, 20 decided
- Side extension 91%, 139 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 90%, 81 decided
- Rooflight 93%, 85 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 89%, 166 decided
- Porch 96%, 57 decided
- Basement 95%, 19 decided
- Window and door 94%, 257 decided