Dormer approval rate in New Forest
New Forest approved 90.5% of dormer applications, based on 640 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
90.5%
dormer approval rate
640
Dormer decisions
579
Approved
61
Refused
87.7%
New Forest overall
Dormer applications are approved more often than the New Forest average (87.7%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How dormer compares in New Forest
Dormer
90.5%
New Forest all applications
87.7%
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Other project types in New Forest
92.4%
83.6%
93.5%
92.0%
86.0%
95.6%
94.0%
92.4%
90.9%
63.6%
88.5%
100.0%
71.4%
84.6%