Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Woking
86% of 418 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Woking 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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86%
Approval rate, all years, from 418 decided
418
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Woking: 358 approved, 60 refused
79%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 152 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 loft conversion and dormer decisions in Woking
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN/2025/0876 | 2026 | Approved | Prior approval under Part 20, Class AA of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for c... 6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ |
| PLAN/2025/0876 | 2026 | Approved | Prior approval under Part 20, Class AA of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for c... 6 Church Street West Woking Surrey GU21 6DJ |
| PLAN/2025/0972 | 2026 | Approved | Retention of reduced size dormer extension and retained hipped roof profile to provide accommodation within roof. Flat 1B Shackleford Road Old Woking Woking Surrey GU22 9DE |
| PLAN/2024/0880 | 2025 | Refused | Construction of additional storey to create a two storey dwelling, alterations to fenestration and solar panels to the roof. Open porch to front elevation an... 14 Lych Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QG |
| PLAN/2024/0880 | 2025 | Refused | Construction of additional storey to create a two storey dwelling, alterations to fenestration and solar panels to the roof. Open porch to front elevation an... 14 Lych Way Horsell Woking Surrey GU21 4QG |
| PLAN/2025/0023 | 2025 | Refused | Erection of second floor side extensions, front and rear dormer windows and insertion of sun tubes to front elevation. Cranleigh Wych Hill Lane Woking Surrey GU22 0AH |
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 Woking
- Single-storey rear extension 88%, 2,793 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 82%, 2,319 decided
- Wraparound extension 89%, 812 decided
- Side extension 87%, 1,619 decided
- Rooflight 88%, 670 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 78%, 592 decided
- Porch 94%, 278 decided
- Garage conversion 96%, 372 decided
- Basement 86%, 100 decided
- Window and door 94%, 252 decided