Rooflight planning approval rate in South Downs National Park
93% of 85 decided rooflight 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.
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93%
Approval rate, all years, from 85 decided
85
decided rooflight applications in South Downs National Park: 79 approved, 6 refused
88%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 40 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 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/25/01539/LIS | 2026 | Approved | Erection of new rear sloped roof over existing structure, replacement lower ground floor front window, rear roof lights and internal alterations 26 Station Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DB |
| SDNP/23/05258/HOUS | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of existing double garage into residential annexe with alterations to fenestration and 2 no. rooflights on rear elevation. 11 Milland Lane Milland West Sussex GU30 7JP |
| SDNP/25/01457/NMA | 2025 | Approved | Non-Material Amendment to Planning Approval SDNP/23/05317/FUL to include the installation of an additional rooflight to west facing roof on annexe shower room Tara Underhill Lane Westmeston East Sussex BN6 8XE |
| SDNP/24/00173/HOUS | 2024 | Refused | Removal of non-functioning chimney to accommodate a loft conversion with shingle clad rear dormer, and 2 no. skylight windows on front roof slope 24 Hawkenbury Way Lewes East Sussex BN7 1LT |
| SDNP/24/01839/HOUS | 2024 | Refused | Hip to gable roof extension, Erection of a rear dormer and addition of 2no. front rooflights 25 Gundreda Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1PT |
| SDNP/22/03964/HOUS | 2023 | Refused | Rear first floor roof dormer extension, 3 no. rooflights to front elevation. 41 Elmleigh Midhurst West Sussex GU29 9EZ |
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
- Outbuilding and garden room 89%, 166 decided
- Porch 96%, 57 decided
- Garage conversion 95%, 40 decided
- Basement 95%, 19 decided
- Window and door 94%, 257 decided