Rooflight planning approval rate in West Lancashire
91% of 97 decided rooflight 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.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
91%
Approval rate, all years, from 97 decided
97
decided rooflight applications in West Lancashire: 88 approved, 9 refused
92%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 36 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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Example rooflight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/0082/NMA | 2026 | Approved | Non-material amendments to planning permission 2024/0918/FUL - removal and addition of windows/velux and amendment to the porch size, Garage now being be bui... 27 Brandreth Drive Parbold Wigan Lancashire WN8 7HB |
| 2024/0731/FUL | 2025 | Approved | Proposed garage extension to side, loft conversion to bungalow, new velux rooflights to rear, new tiles to both roofs and render to rear of garage. The Bungalow St Michael Road Aughton Ormskirk Lancashire L39 6SA |
| 2024/1044/FUL | 2025 | Approved | Amendments to roof to include a hip to gable roof extension, rooflights to the front and a rear dormer. 119A Holborn Hill Ormskirk Lancashire L39 4SX |
| 2025/0727/LBC | 2025 | Refused | Listed Building Consent - Repointing of eroded cement joints with lime mortar. Replacement of external lighting with traditional-style fittings, failed roofl... Simonswood Hall Hall Lane Simonswood Liverpool Lancashire L33 4XX |
| 2023/0810/NMA | 2023 | Refused | Non Material Amendments to planning permission 2022/0335/FUL - Remove first floor rear outrigger extension. Reduce projection of ground floor extension. Remo... Croft Cottage Tabbys Nook Newburgh Wigan Lancashire WN8 7LN |
| 2021/1371/FUL | 2022 | Refused | renovation and conversion of an existing out building from a garage to a self-contained living area. The interior work will include (1) bedroom, a bathroom,... 21 Pimbo Lane Up Holland Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 9QQ |
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
- Loft conversion and dormer 83%, 295 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