Dormer approval rate in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest approved 79.8% of dormer applications, based on 4,874 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
79.8%
dormer approval rate
4,874
Dormer decisions
3,891
Approved
983
Refused
73.7%
Waltham Forest overall
Dormer applications are approved more often than the Waltham Forest average (73.7%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How dormer compares in Waltham Forest
Dormer
79.8%
Waltham Forest all applications
73.7%
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Other project types in Waltham Forest
75.3%
78.2%
71.3%
66.1%
79.7%
81.2%
80.2%
51.1%
23.4%
76.9%
60.4%
63.7%
69.0%
77.2%
34.4%