Rooflight planning approval rate in Babergh and Mid Suffolk
88% of 25 decided rooflight applications in Babergh and Mid 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.
88%
Approval rate, all years, from 25 decided
25
decided rooflight applications in Babergh and Mid Suffolk: 22 approved, 3 refused
83%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 12 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
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.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2016 to 2025. 0 of 25 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
12 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
Small archive sample: only 25 decided records support this figure. A small number of different outcomes can substantially change the percentage.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in Babergh and Mid Suffolk, or read about permitted development in Babergh and Mid Suffolk. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Babergh and Mid 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.
Search Babergh and Mid Suffolk's planning register using the references below. Descriptions may be shortened; read the complete proposal and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC/24/05477 | 2025 | Refused | Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/03739 - Part discharge of Condition 3 (Timber Frame Works) for Gable door only. Full discharge of Conditions 7... 72 - 78 Bear Street Nayland With Wissington Colchester Suffolk CO6 4HY |
| DC/25/01133 | 2025 | Approved | Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/24/04397 - Condition 4 (Mechanical Ventilation). 5 (Windows, Doors and Roof Lights), 6 (Facing and Materials) and... 2 Gandish Cottages Gandish Road East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6UR |
| DC/25/02523 | 2025 | Approved | Householder Application - Installation of 2 no. rooflights to roof of existing garage building. 5 Church Road Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5SF |
| DC/24/01699 | 2024 | Refused | Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/05091 - Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Eaves and Verges), 5 (Rainwater Goods), 6 (Fenestration), 7 (Roof light De... St Martins Gaston Street East Bergholt Colchester Suffolk CO7 6SD |
| DC/24/02556 | 2024 | Approved | Discharge of Conditions Application for DC/23/02453 - Condition 3 (Eaves and Verges), 4 (Materials), 5 (Windows and Doors) 6 (Roof lights), 8 (Rainwater Good... Polstead Hall The Ponds Polstead Colchester Suffolk CO6 5BS |
| DC/20/00749 | 2020 | Refused | Discharge of Conditions Application for B/14/01298 (HSE) -Condition 5 (Fenestration), Condition 6 (Roofing Materials), Condition 7 (Rooflights), Condition 8... Pink Cottage Church Road Little Waldingfield Sudbury Suffolk CO10 0SR |
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 Babergh and Mid Suffolk
- Single-storey rear extension 98%, 95 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 92%, 38 decided
- Wraparound extension 92%, 12 decided
- Side extension 97%, 38 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 95%, 20 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 92%, 52 decided
- Porch 94%, 16 decided
- Garage conversion 90%, 10 decided
- Basement unknown, 5 decided
- Window and door 90%, 42 decided