Rooflight planning approval rate in Harlow
81% of 21 decided rooflight applications in Harlow 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.
81%
Approval rate, all years, from 21 decided
21
decided rooflight applications in Harlow: 17 approved, 4 refused
71%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 14 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2017 to 2025. 0 of 21 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
14 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
Small archive sample: only 21 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 Harlow, or read about permitted development in Harlow. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Harlow
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 Harlow's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| HW/HSE/25/00277 | 2025 | Refused | Proposed loft conversion to existing detached dwelling, with 2 rear box dormers, and 3 front facing rooflights 9 Headland Street Newhall Harlow Essex CM17 9RZ |
| HW/HSE/25/00424 | 2025 | Refused | Construction of side, front & rear extensions. Increase in roof ridge height to form first floor accommodation with dormer windows and insertion of 7 no. roo... 7 Herons Wood Harlow Essex CM20 1RW |
| HW/REMVAR/25/00430 | 2025 | Approved | Application for variation to condition 3 (Approved Plans) of planning permission HW/HSE/25/00274 for the addition of 2 no. velux windows 62 Great Plumtree Harlow Essex CM20 2NU |
| HW/HSE/23/00447 | 2024 | Approved | Loft conversion with 4 velux to front 286B Fold Croft Harlow Essex CM20 1SE |
| HW/HSE/24/00327 | 2024 | Approved | Loft conversion with the addition of a rear dormer and three skylights to front. Enlargement of the first-floor dormer to increase head height in the existin... 70 Mallards Rise Harlow Essex CM17 9PL |
| HW/HSE/21/00632 | 2022 | Refused | Increase in ridge height to accommodate loft conversion, erection of 2 rear dormers and insertion of 2 front rooflights. 13 Bird Cherry Lane Harlow Essex CM17 0FR |
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 Harlow
- Single-storey rear extension 86%, 147 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 67%, 72 decided
- Wraparound extension 89%, 18 decided
- Side extension 81%, 94 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 81%, 27 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 76%, 25 decided
- Porch 87%, 68 decided
- Garage conversion 90%, 29 decided
- Basement unknown, 0 decided
- Window and door 98%, 85 decided