Garage conversion planning approval rate in West Suffolk
98% of 95 decided garage conversion applications in West Suffolk 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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98%
Approval rate, all years, from 95 decided
95
decided garage conversion applications in West Suffolk: 93 approved, 2 refused
97%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 37 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 garage conversion decisions in West Suffolk
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC/25/1826/HH | 2026 | Approved | Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following part demolition of existing garage) b. partial conversion of garage to habitab... 41 Flemyng Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3UR |
| DC/24/1235/HH | 2025 | Approved | Householder Planning Application - a. Two bay detached garage b. conversion and partial reconstruction of outbuilding to form two storey residential annexe i... 19 Hatter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NE |
| DC/24/1544/VAR | 2025 | Approved | Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/1261/FUL to allow use of amended plan for conversion of garages to dwelling with landscaping and access Victoria House 4 The Highlands Exning Suffolk CB8 7NT |
| DC/24/1679/HH | 2025 | Approved | Householder planning application - a. conversion of the existing garage to habitable room with pitched roof above b. extension to rear of existing garage wit... 1 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JA |
| DC/22/1144/HH | 2022 | Refused | Householder planning application - conversion of detached garage into annexe Dunster House Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL |
| DC/15/0370/HH | 2015 | Refused | Householder Planning Application - Conversion of garage to bedroom and provision of 2nd parking space (Revised Scheme of DC/14/0386/HH) 62 Hales Barn Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9SE |
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 Suffolk
- Single-storey rear extension 98%, 969 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 96%, 410 decided
- Wraparound extension 98%, 183 decided
- Side extension 96%, 611 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 116 decided
- Rooflight 97%, 172 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 95%, 292 decided
- Porch 97%, 165 decided
- Basement 100%, 41 decided
- Window and door 96%, 627 decided