Rooflight planning approval rate in Lake District National Park
97% of 207 decided rooflight applications in Lake District National Park 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.
97%
Approval rate, all years, from 207 decided
207
decided rooflight applications in Lake District National Park: 201 approved, 6 refused
100%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 33 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2005 to 2026. 0 of 207 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
33 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 Lake District National Park, or read about permitted development in Lake District National Park. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Lake District National Park
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 Lake District National Park's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/2025/5615 | 2026 | Approved | Install 2 no. openable, glass rooflights Rowan Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA |
| 7/2025/5678 | 2026 | Approved | 2 storey bedroom and lounge extension, 3 rooflights to upper floor side elevatio 8 Sweden Park, Ambleside, LA22 9EY |
| 7/2024/3128 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed retrospective re-roofing, the addition of rooflights, replacement of tw Denny Hill, Bampton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2RJ |
| 7/2020/3123 | 2020 | Refused | Rebuilding external walls, re-roofing, installation of rooflights, timber doors, The Bothy, Lofshaw, Troutbeck, Penrith, CA11 0SH |
| 7/2017/5813 | 2018 | Refused | Erection of dormer to front elevation, Velux window on the front elevation, part Above The Bay, 5, Brackenfield, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3HL |
| 7/2013/2232 | 2014 | Refused | Three rooflights (velux style) to roof above study and inner hall Greenrigg Farm, Caldbeck, Wigton, CA7 8HJ |
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 Lake District National Park
- Single-storey rear extension 96%, 479 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 94%, 118 decided
- Wraparound extension 95%, 43 decided
- Side extension 95%, 261 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 91%, 370 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 93%, 751 decided
- Porch 95%, 653 decided
- Garage conversion 95%, 114 decided
- Basement 100%, 34 decided
- Window and door 91%, 1,225 decided