Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Liverpool
78% of 863 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Liverpool 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.
78%
Approval rate, all years, from 863 decided
863
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Liverpool: 674 approved, 189 refused
73%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 144 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 1998 to 2026. 108 of 863 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
144 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 Liverpool, or read about permitted development in Liverpool. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example loft conversion and dormer decisions in Liverpool
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 Liverpool's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26LP/0171 | 2026 | Approved | Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a hip to gable roof extension 12 Queens Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 2DX |
| 26LP/0176 | 2026 | Approved | Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for a rear dormer extension 86 Victoria Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 6DJ |
| 23LP/1979 | 2025 | Refused | Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development to erect new dormer extension to rear incorporating a hip to gable roof alteration to dwelling 9 The Vineries, Liverpool, L25 6EU |
| 21H/0073 | 2024 | Approved | To carry out loft conversion works and erect a dormer window to the rear roof plane 46 Meadway, Liverpool, L15 7LZ |
| 23F/0664 | 2024 | Refused | To carry out loft conversion involving installation of 1 rear and 3 front dormers, in connection with use of upper floor as an 15-bedroom guest house, altera... 99 - 103 St Domingo Road, Liverpool, L5 0RR |
| 23F/2064 | 2024 | Refused | To change use from 6 bed HMO (use Class C4) to 7 bed HMO (Sui Generis) with proposed dormer to the rear and internal alterations. 61 Egerton Road, Liverpool, L15 2HN |
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 Liverpool
- Single-storey rear extension 90%, 6,343 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 86%, 1,261 decided
- Wraparound extension 88%, 144 decided
- Side extension 89%, 1,835 decided
- Rooflight 87%, 788 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 87%, 215 decided
- Porch 93%, 681 decided
- Garage conversion 94%, 397 decided
- Basement 91%, 692 decided
- Window and door 92%, 2,920 decided