Dormer approval rate in Merton
Merton approved 88.5% of dormer applications, based on 2,415 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
88.5%
dormer approval rate
2,415
Dormer decisions
2,138
Approved
277
Refused
86.2%
Merton overall
Dormer applications are approved more often than the Merton average (86.2%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How dormer compares in Merton
Dormer
88.5%
Merton all applications
86.2%
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Other project types in Merton
81.8%
89.9%
88.7%
85.0%
87.8%
86.9%
83.0%
87.2%
83.0%
91.4%
88.7%
92.6%
79.1%
55.6%
79.2%