Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in Mid Kent
81% of 134 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Mid Kent 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 134 decided
134
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in Mid Kent: 108 approved, 26 refused
78%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 41 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2026. 0 of 134 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
41 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.
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Example loft conversion and dormer decisions in Mid Kent
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.
Search Mid Kent's planning register using the references below. Descriptions may be shortened; read the complete proposal and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/500149/FULL | 2026 | Approved | Alterations to the dormer windows on the ancillary annexe building and changes to fenestration. 116 Oak Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7AY |
| 24/504769/P20AA | 2025 | Approved | Prior Notification for erection of two additional storey's to provide 10no. residential flats on the existing detached building and associated works. St Michaels House St Michaels Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3DW |
| 24/505262/LBC | 2025 | Refused | Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations comprising of: Installation of cast iron railings to the perimeter wall; new perimeter wall wit... Thornham Friars Pilgrims Way Thurnham Kent ME14 3LN |
| 25/500473/FULL | 2025 | Approved | Section 73 Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 (Addition of solar panel to the roof) pursuant to 19/505697/FULL for Constr... 317 Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8NH |
| 25/503138/FULL | 2025 | Refused | Converting the existing loft space into a habitable living area with two conservation roof windows to the front and a dormer to the rear. 106 Athelstan Road Faversham Kent ME13 8QW |
| 23/505727/FULL | 2024 | Refused | Conversion of existing dwelling into 2no. flats, including insertion of 1no. larger replacement rear dormer and erection of external rear stairs. 70 Melville Road Maidstone Kent ME15 7UT |
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 Mid Kent
- Single-storey rear extension 86%, 545 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 77%, 197 decided
- Wraparound extension 94%, 84 decided
- Side extension 87%, 294 decided
- Rooflight 87%, 148 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 75%, 143 decided
- Porch 85%, 66 decided
- Garage conversion 90%, 100 decided
- Basement 80%, 15 decided
- Window and door 85%, 230 decided