Rooflight planning approval rate in Cornwall
98% of 52 decided rooflight applications in Cornwall 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.
98%
Approval rate, all years, from 52 decided
52
decided rooflight applications in Cornwall: 51 approved, 1 refused
100%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 10 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2015 to 2025. 0 of 52 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
10 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 Cornwall, or read about permitted development in Cornwall. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Cornwall
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 Cornwall's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA24/08779 | 2025 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed rear dormer extension, one side window and 3 roof lights to the principle elevation 39 Lower Port View St Stephens Saltash Cornwall PL12 4BY |
| PA24/08793 | 2025 | Approved | Removal of existing lantern style rooflight and installation of flat glass style rooflight. Rejoining of 19 Esplanade on lower ground and ground floors and F... Town House 19 Esplanade Fowey Cornwall PL23 1HY |
| PA25/05708 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed solar electric photovoltaic panel to rear roof slope, replacement rear rooflight, doors and windows. Kenilworth Chywoone Hill Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5HQ |
| PA25/07956 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed re-roof of conservatory with flat roof, containing a roof light. 9 Trewetha Lane Port Isaac Cornwall PL29 3RN |
| PA23/10249 | 2024 | Approved | Installation of replacement roof coverings, new and replacement rainwater goods and fascias and installation of roof-mounted solar panels and rooflight 2 - 4 Clinton Road Redruth Cornwall TR15 2QE |
| PA18/03640 | 2018 | Refused | Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed construction of a rear single storey extension, and conversion of the existing roofspace to inc... Sand Hill Park 3 Sand Hill Park Gunnislake PL18 9DP |
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 Cornwall
- Single-storey rear extension 97%, 146 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 98%, 45 decided
- Wraparound extension 100%, 9 decided
- Side extension 98%, 57 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 97%, 97 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 95%, 125 decided
- Porch 100%, 63 decided
- Garage conversion 94%, 47 decided
- Basement 100%, 11 decided
- Window and door 96%, 187 decided