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88% of the 34 loft conversions and dormers South Gloucestershire decided between May 2026 and November 2026 were approved; half were decided within 61 days. Plan Forecast, 5 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 61 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 34 decisions with both dates.
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
Dorset Way Yate
ApprovedErection of single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation. Installation of 1.no front dormer.
Decided 4 November 2026 P26/02180/HH
Address withheld
ApprovedDemolition of existing outbuilding. Installation of 1.no rear dormer to form additional living accommodation.
Decided 29 October 2026 P26/01896/HH
Cranbourne Road Patchway
RefusedHip to gable roof extension and installation of 1.no rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion. Erection of single storey rear extensions to form additional living accommodation. Alterations to the fenestration.
Decided 20 October 2026 P26/02002/HH
By ward in South Gloucestershire
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Frampton Cotterell 90%
- Severn Vale 86%
- Boyd Valley 91%
- Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge 90%
- Filton 89%
- Frenchay & Downend 93%
- Winterbourne 91%
- Bitton & Oldland Common 88%
- Emersons Green 91%
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Questions people ask
What percentage of loft conversions and dormers does South Gloucestershire approve?
88% were approved, over 34 decisions that went one way or the other. South Gloucestershire's figure across all types of work is drawn from 952 decisions.
How many loft conversions and dormers has South Gloucestershire decided?
34 that went one way or the other, from May 2026 to November 2026.
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