Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in West Lancashire
83% of 295 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in West Lancashire 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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83%
Approval rate, all years, from 295 decided
295
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in West Lancashire: 244 approved, 51 refused
84%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 112 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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Example loft conversion and dormer decisions in West Lancashire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0959/LDP | 2026 | Approved | Certificate Lawful Development (Proposed) - New hipped to Gable roof with Loft conversion with dormer to rear. 93 Segars Lane Halsall Southport Lancashire PR8 3JG |
| 2025/1022/FUL | 2026 | Approved | An extension to the existing three-bedroom dormer bungalow to provide additional accommodation, including an increase in the roof ridge height. 50 Moss Delph Lane Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 5DZ |
| 2025/1037/FUL | 2026 | Approved | Replacement and enlargement of existing dormer on side elevation Six Foxes Farm Jacksons Lane Bispham Ormskirk Lancashire L40 3SS |
| 2025/0637/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Single storey front extension. Loft conversion using 3 no dormers on each side of the roof. 4 Hilltop Walk Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4TH |
| 2025/0790/FUL | 2025 | Refused | Erection of 2 storey extension to rear and rear facing dormer. 97 Crosshall Brow Westhead Ormskirk Lancashire L40 6JE |
| 2023/0847/FUL | 2024 | Refused | Retrospective: Dormer to rear elevation 15 Skelmersdale Road Bickerstaffe Ormskirk Lancashire L39 0EZ |
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 West Lancashire
- Single-storey rear extension 90%, 1,268 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 78%, 390 decided
- Wraparound extension 88%, 162 decided
- Side extension 86%, 629 decided
- Rooflight 91%, 97 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 83%, 255 decided
- Porch 93%, 187 decided
- Garage conversion 92%, 165 decided
- Basement 93%, 27 decided
- Window and door 84%, 388 decided