Loft conversion and dormer planning approval rate in West Oxfordshire
96% of 178 decided loft conversion and dormer applications in West Oxfordshire 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.
96%
Approval rate, all years, from 178 decided
178
decided loft conversion and dormer applications in West Oxfordshire: 171 approved, 7 refused
100%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 18 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 2025. 0 of 178 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
18 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 West Oxfordshire, or read about permitted development in West Oxfordshire. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example loft conversion and dormer decisions in West Oxfordshire
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 West Oxfordshire's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/03146/CLP | 2025 | Approved | Certificate of lawfulness (conversion of loft space into bedroom with en-suite) 38 Heath Lane Bladon Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1SA |
| 24/03270/CLE | 2025 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfulness (loft conversion to create additional living space) Ashlar House Ladburn Lane Shilton Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4AJ |
| 25/00255/CLP | 2025 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfulness (Erection of second floor flat roof extension to rear elevation and internal alterations). Lilac Cottage 83 Station Road Brize Norton Carterton Oxfordshire OX18 3PT |
| 18/03056/HHD | 2019 | Refused | Erection of single and two storey extensions and conversion of loft. 115 Wroslyn Road Freeland Witney Oxfordshire OX29 8HP |
| 18/03313/HHD | 2019 | Refused | Loft conversion with insertion of dormer windows (retrospective) 8 Wadards Meadow Witney Oxfordshire OX28 3YJ |
| 19/01327/FUL | 2019 | Refused | Conversion of loft including front and rear dormer windows and changes to internal layout of main dwelling to create a self-contained granny flat with new se... Elmwood Blackditch Stanton Harcourt Witney Oxfordshire OX29 5SB |
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 West Oxfordshire
- Single-storey rear extension 98%, 689 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 94%, 307 decided
- Wraparound extension 99%, 74 decided
- Side extension 96%, 278 decided
- Rooflight 98%, 227 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 93%, 341 decided
- Porch 96%, 173 decided
- Garage conversion 96%, 159 decided
- Basement 96%, 23 decided
- Window and door 97%, 457 decided