Rooflight planning approval rate in Canterbury
94% of 266 decided rooflight applications in Canterbury 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.
94%
Approval rate, all years, from 266 decided
266
decided rooflight applications in Canterbury: 251 approved, 15 refused
96%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 112 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2007 to 2026. 0 of 266 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
112 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
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 Canterbury, or read about permitted development in Canterbury. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Canterbury
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.
Visit Canterbury's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA/25/01106 | 2026 | Approved | Insertion of window to first floor South West elevation and roof light to North East elevation following demolition of existing side chimney. 12A Kingsdown Park Whitstable Kent CT5 2DU |
| CA/25/01729 | 2026 | Approved | Pitched roof with dormers to the rear elevation, rooflights and solar panels to front elevation and fence with gated entrance to the detached garage 83 Herne Avenue Herne Bay Kent CT6 6EW |
| CA/25/02052 | 2026 | Approved | Insertion of rear dormer window and rooflight to rear roofslope. 16 Abbots Place Canterbury Kent CT1 2AH |
| CA/24/00192 | 2024 | Refused | Dormer to rear together with 2 rooflights to front elevation. 8 Becket Mews Canterbury Kent CT2 8DF |
| CA/21/03026 | 2022 | Refused | Application for Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations including removal of internal wall, installation of Wood-burner and cutting of... 203A Canterbury Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5UG |
| CA/22/00967 | 2022 | Refused | First floor extension with 1 dormer window to front elevation, 4 rooflights to side elevation and repositioning of front door and window. 31A-33 Wincheap Canterbury Kent CT1 3RX |
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 Canterbury
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 1,190 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 92%, 546 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 297 decided
- Side extension 96%, 621 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 90%, 245 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 94%, 296 decided
- Porch 96%, 138 decided
- Garage conversion 98%, 42 decided
- Basement 93%, 30 decided
- Window and door 92%, 816 decided