Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Watford
75% of 61 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Watford 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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75%
Approval rate, all years, from 61 decided
61
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Watford: 46 approved, 15 refused
64%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 11 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 Watford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/00023/FULH | 2024 | Refused | Removal of existing dormer roof extension. Hip to gable roof conversion and new dormer roof extension 4 Tudor Drive Watford Hertfordshire WD24 7NT |
| 24/00899/VAR | 2024 | Refused | Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 23/00614/FUL to allow for amended plans for approval of dormer and use of the loft as a 3rd bedroom Garage To The Rear Of 113 St Albans Road Watford WD17 1RD |
| 24/00924/LDC | 2024 | Approved | Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer The Nook Woodside Road Abbots Langley Watford Hertfordshire WD25 0LB |
| 24/00943/LDC | 2024 | Approved | Lawful Development Certificate for Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer. 173 High Road Watford WD25 7DU |
| 23/00580/LDC | 2023 | Approved | Lawful Development Certificate for hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer. 18 Wimborne Grove Watford WD17 4JF |
| 23/00715/LDC | 2023 | Refused | Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Loft Conversion 4 Queens Place Watford Hertfordshire WD17 2RD |
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 Watford
- Single-storey rear extension 41%, 179 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 0%, 40 decided
- Wraparound extension 0%, 13 decided
- Side extension 27%, 37 decided
- Rooflight 84%, 140 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 63%, 8 decided
- Porch 36%, 14 decided
- Garage conversion 50%, 10 decided
- Basement unknown, 2 decided
- Window and door 84%, 19 decided