Rooflight planning approval rate in Reading
99% of 218 decided rooflight applications in Reading 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.
99%
Approval rate, all years, from 218 decided
218
decided rooflight applications in Reading: 215 approved, 3 refused
99%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 146 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2020 to 2026. 2 of 218 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
146 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 Reading, or read about permitted development in Reading. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example rooflight decisions in Reading
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 Reading's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL/25/1375 | 2026 | Approved | Proposed hip to gable loft conversion with 3 rear pitched dormers and three front roof lights 21 HIGHMOOR ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7BL |
| PL/25/1569 | 2026 | Approved | Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and front rooflights 44 WINDRUSH WAY, READING, RG30 2NQ |
| PL/25/1624 | 2026 | Approved | Roof alterations hip to gable. Rear dormer extension incorporating a Juliet balcony. Three front roof lights 7 ARGYLE ROAD, READING, RG1 7YL |
| PL/24/1718 | 2025 | Refused | Erection of outbuilding with flat roof and skylight with new fenestration. (retrospective) 40 GREENFIELDS ROAD, READING, RG2 8SF |
| PL/21/0708 | 2022 | Refused | Conversion of existing Water Tower Store to a dwelling house (Class C3) and insertion of new doors, windows and rooflights. Associated soft landscaping... Water Tower Store 54-54A Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BU |
| PL/21/1208 | 2021 | Refused | Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed hip to gable loft conversion,erection of rear dormer & insertion of 3 front roof lights. 48 Winton Road Reading RG2 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 Reading
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 898 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 93%, 292 decided
- Wraparound extension 94%, 204 decided
- Side extension 95%, 378 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 94%, 214 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 94%, 132 decided
- Porch 91%, 116 decided
- Garage conversion 97%, 119 decided
- Basement 80%, 45 decided
- Window and door 96%, 250 decided