Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in West Suffolk
96% of 116 decided loft conversion and dormer 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.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
96%
Approval rate, all years, from 116 decided
116
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in West Suffolk: 111 approved, 5 refused
93%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 44 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 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/24/1277/HH | 2025 | Approved | Householder planning application - a. first floor front extension, b. conversion of roof space to habitable room including rear dormer 77 Downs Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LJ |
| DC/24/1780/HH | 2025 | Approved | Householder planning application - a. replacement fenestration, removal of dormer on southeast elevation and removal of covered walkway/porch of the dwelling... Hawstead Lodge Horsecroft Road Hawstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5NU |
| DC/24/1781/LB | 2025 | Approved | Application for listed building consent - a. replacement fenestration and replacement/modification of doors b. removal of dormer on southeast elevation and r... Hawstead Lodge Horsecroft Road Hawstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5NU |
| DC/25/1019/P1CAA | 2025 | Refused | Prior approval application under part 1 of schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - en... Aspasia High Street Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LN |
| DC/24/0919/HH | 2024 | Refused | Householder planning application - a. replace existing flat roof conservatory with pitched roof conservatory b. one dormer to front elevation c. replace one... Peace Haven Duke Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AB |
| DC/22/0007/HH | 2022 | Refused | Householder planning application - a. two storey extension on front elevation to include porch b. pitched roof on garage c. one dormer on rear elevation d. e... Coverack Chapel Lane Brockley IP29 4AS |
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
- Rooflight 97%, 172 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 95%, 292 decided
- Porch 97%, 165 decided
- Garage conversion 98%, 95 decided
- Basement 100%, 41 decided
- Window and door 96%, 627 decided