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Loft Conversion Approval Rates in Fareham

Loft conversions change your roofline — and that makes them one of the more closely scrutinised application types. Councils scrutinise visibility, overlooking and street character more closely than for ground-level work. Here's what the data shows in Fareham.

82 real decisions·January 2020 to present·Updated June 2026
100.0%
Approval Rate
82
Decisions
82
Approved
0
Refused
100.0% approved. But 0 refused since 2020. Each refusal cost the homeowner time and money on drawings and application fees. Understanding your local data before you apply is the difference between confidence and a costly gamble.

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Why loft conversion approval rates matter

Loft conversions face more scrutiny than rear or side extensions because they change the property's profile from the street. Dormers, mansards and hip-to-gable alterations are particularly sensitive.

Loft Conversion approval rate by ward

#WardDecisionsApprovedRate
1Unknown1212
100.0%
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How loft conversions compare to other project types

Not all applications are treated equally. Here's how loft conversions stack up against other common projects in Fareham.

TypeDecisionsRate
Side Extension266
100.0%
Extension (General)77
100.0%
Dormer163
100.0%
Loft Conversion82
100.0%
Front Extension128
100.0%
Hip-to-Gable Conversion22
100.0%
Conservatory72
100.0%
Wraparound Extension27
100.0%
Annex25
100.0%
Rear Extension555
99.8%
Garage / Parking386
99.5%
Outbuilding92
98.9%
Change of Use (Residential)44
97.7%
New Build32
96.9%
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What the data tells us

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100.0% of loft conversion applications in Fareham get approved. That means 0 homeowners since 2020 have been refused. Not terrible odds, but not a foregone conclusion.
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Council averages are starting points, not guarantees. The decisions that matter most are the comparable ones near your specific property — because planning officers look at precedent, character and the immediate context of your street.

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More Fareham planning data

Methodology: Based on 82 planning decisions classified as loft conversions in Fareham, January 2020 to present. Classification uses keyword matching against proposal descriptions (matching generate_site_data.py rules). A single application may appear in multiple categories. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid applications excluded. Data from Fareham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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