Dormer, hip-to-gable and mansard loft conversion drawings for Lickey Hills homes — prepared to Bromsgrove District Council's design guidance, delivered in days and revised free until your decision lands, with a free approval-odds score first.
Bromsgrove District Council granted 96% of the householder planning decisions it made in its latest published year — 9 points above the 87% England-wide householder average. Lickey Hills contains the Barnt Green conservation area (Barnt Green designated 2000), so materials, fenestration and roof form are assessed against the appraisal, which is where a policy-literate drawing pack earns its keep. Its dominant Victorian (1837–1901) housing stock sets the design brief on most streets.
Class A and Class B set the thresholds — a rear dormer to 40m³ on a terrace or 50m³ on a semi or detached, and a single-storey rear extension to 3m on a terrace or 4m on a detached house — beyond which Bromsgrove District Council needs a full application. In conservation areas such as Barnt Green those rights are removed, so we confirm your exact address before a line is drawn. A validated householder application in Lickey Hills is determined against an 8-week statutory target.
Barnt Green (conservation area designated in 2000) and Lickey and Blackwell (civil parish within Lickey Hills) — these are the Lickey Hills pockets our drawings cover most. Heritage designations here include Barnt Green. Bromsgrove District Council weighs each proposal against Bromsgrove District Council's adopted local plan and its householder design guidance, where the 1,610 homes here are 18% 1983-1992, 13% 1993-1999, 11% pre-1900, which is what sets the realistic roof and rear-projection options. On roofs the borough is trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1980s building and trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1990s building, over 1980s estate houses (18% of 1,610 homes), 1990s estate houses (13%) and Victorian and earlier houses (11%).
Heritage designation is the single biggest variable in Lickey Hills, and it is address-specific: Barnt Green (conservation area designated in 2000). Inside those boundaries permitted development is curtailed and Bromsgrove District Council assesses materials, window detail and roof form against the area's own appraisal, so a scheme that would be waved through two streets away can need a full application here.
Beyond the designated areas, Lickey Hills takes in Lickey and Blackwell. No Article 4 direction is recorded for Bromsgrove District Council, but Lickey Hills's 1 conservation area still limit permitted development on those streets.
On stock, Lickey Hills is 1980s estate houses (18% of 1,610 homes), 1990s estate houses (13%) and Victorian and earlier houses (11%) — which is why trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1980s building and trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1990s building govern what a loft or rear projection can realistically be. Bromsgrove District Council decided 288 householder applications in the latest published year and granted 96%, with 62% issued inside the eight-week target. We work from the council's own published record.
The full build-period split for Lickey Hills runs pre-1900 11% (170 homes), 1900-1918 9% (140 homes), 1919-1929 11% (170 homes), 1930-1939 8% (130 homes), 1945-1954 1% (10 homes), 1955-1964 6% (90 homes), 1965-1972 7% (110 homes), 1973-1982 7% (110 homes), 1983-1992 18% (290 homes), 1993-1999 13% (210 homes) and 2000-2008 4% (70 homes). That distribution is why pre-1900 detailing dominates the drawings here, and it is measured from council-tax records rather than assumed from the street name.
Bromsgrove District Council also decides for Belbroughton & Romsley, Sanders Park and Tardebigge, so a decision in Lickey Hills sits inside a wider pattern of decisions we track across the same authority — useful when an officer cites a precedent from the next area over.
Published figures for Lickey Hills and Bromsgrove District Council. These are the numbers that decide what is realistic on your street, so we work from them rather than from national averages.
| Measure | Lickey Hills |
|---|---|
| Dwellings recorded | 1,610 |
| Built pre-1900 | 170 (11%) |
| Built 1900-1918 | 140 (9%) |
| Built 1919-1929 | 170 (11%) |
| Built 1930-1939 | 130 (8%) |
| Built 1945-1954 | 10 (1%) |
| Built 1955-1964 | 90 (6%) |
| Built 1965-1972 | 110 (7%) |
| Built 1973-1982 | 110 (7%) |
| Built 1983-1992 | 290 (18%) |
| Built 1993-1999 | 210 (13%) |
| Built 2000-2008 | 70 (4%) |
| Built before 1919 | 19% |
| Built 1919–1939 | 19% |
| Built 1945–2008 | 55% |
| Conservation areas in Lickey Hills | 1 (Barnt Green) |
| Conservation areas district-wide | 12 |
| Article 4 directions recorded | 0 |
| Householder applications decided | 288 |
| Householder applications granted | 96% |
| Decided within 8 weeks | 62% |
Dwelling stock from VOA council-tax data at 31 March 2025; conservation-area and Article 4 counts from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG); decision figures are Bromsgrove District Council's own, from MHCLG live table PS2 for the year to 31 March 2026.
Lickey Hills's roofs set the brief. The borough is built largely from 1980s estate houses (18% of 1,610 homes), 1990s estate houses (13%) and Victorian and earlier houses (11%), and its lofts sit under trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1980s building and trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1990s building — the geometry that decides whether a rear dormer, a hip-to-gable or a mansard gives you the headroom you want. Bromsgrove District Council assesses loft proposals against Bromsgrove District Council's adopted local plan and its householder design guidance, and its case officers read each roof against the pair next door and the wider street before they read the plans.
That makes drawing quality decisive. We measure ridge and eaves heights, roof pitch and the existing stair, calculate the added volume against the permitted-development limits exactly, and show the workings on the drawings so Bromsgrove District Council can verify them. Lickey Hills contains the Barnt Green conservation area (Barnt Green designated 2000), so materials, fenestration and roof form are assessed against the appraisal, so we resolve it on the page rather than leave it for the case officer to raise.
Lickey Hills also carries protected streets — Barnt Green among them. No Article 4 direction is recorded for Bromsgrove District Council, but Lickey Hills's 1 conservation area still limit permitted development on those streets. We check your address against those designations before a line is drawn.
Many Lickey Hills loft conversions proceed without planning permission — a rear dormer within the permitted-development volume limits (40 cubic metres on a terrace, 50 on a semi or detached house) is usually lawful. You will normally need a full application to Bromsgrove District Council if any of these apply:
We draw the roof line, the ridge height and the neighbour's daylight on the page — the relationships Bromsgrove District Council's officers check first — and submit a validation-complete pack, whether that is a lawful development certificate or a full householder application.
Below is Bromsgrove District Council's real householder decision record, pulled from official planning statistics and updated as new data lands. Bromsgrove District Council granted 96% of its householder applications in the year to 31 March 2026, and Barnt Green shapes what is approved here. Professionally prepared loft drawings anticipate those pressure points before submission, which is why complete, policy-literate packs are decided faster and refused less often than DIY applications.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (householder decisions, England, 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026). Compare every borough on our London approval-rate league table.
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Across Barnt Green and Lickey and Blackwell, the recurring loft is the rear dormer — a box across the back roof slope that turns a cramped attic into a full-height double bedroom and en-suite. On trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1980s building, that is usually the most efficient use of the roof; where the stock is trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1990s building, a hip-to-gable followed by a rear dormer unlocks far more space, though it needs a full application.
The 1,610 homes here are 18% 1983-1992, 13% 1993-1999, 11% pre-1900, which is what sets the realistic roof and rear-projection options. We draw the dormer inside the volume allowance, keep the flat-roof build-up below the ridge, and set the face back from the eaves as the rules require — so the pack answers Bromsgrove District Council's questions before they are asked. Where permitted-development rights are exhausted or removed, we prepare a householder application composed to the borough's roof-alteration guidance instead.
We draw loft conversions on every street in the borough. A few of the neighbourhoods where Lickey Hills roofs come up most often:
Loft conversion drawings for Barnt Green's conservation area designated in 2000 — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Bromsgrove District Council's guidance.
Loft conversion drawings for Lickey and Blackwell's civil parish within Lickey Hills — measured, volume-checked and drawn to Bromsgrove District Council's guidance.
The right loft in Lickey Hills depends on your roof. This is how the main types compare on planning route and the space they add.
| Loft type | Permitted development? | Space & headroom | What Bromsgrove District Council checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rear dormer | Usually yes, within volume limits | Full-height double room at the back | Volume, set-back from eaves, ridge height |
| Hip-to-gable | No — full application | Extends the whole side of the roof | Roof bulk and the symmetry of the pair |
| Mansard | No — full application | Maximum floor area across the roof | Street character, especially in conservation areas |
| Rooflights only | Usually yes (Class C) | Light and headroom, no extra footprint | Whether rooflights sit within the existing slope |
Route depends on your street — conservation areas such as Barnt Green and Article 4 directions can remove permitted-development rights.
A fixed process built around how Bromsgrove District Council validates and decides householder loft applications — most drawings are submission-ready within seven days of survey.
Tell us your Lickey Hills postcode and roof type. We confirm your conservation and Article 4 status, how much permitted-development volume you have left, and score your odds against live Bromsgrove District Council decisions.
We measure ridge and eaves heights, roof pitch, joist levels and the existing stair — the numbers the volume calculation and head heights depend on.
Chartered designers develop the dormer, hip-to-gable or mansard to your brief, drawn inside the Class B limits or to Bromsgrove District Council's roof-alteration guidance.
We submit the certificate or application, manage validation and case-officer queries, and revise the drawings free until Bromsgrove District Council issues its decision.
Often not. A rear dormer within 40 cubic metres on a terrace, or 50 on a semi-detached or detached house, set back from the eaves and no higher than the ridge, is usually permitted development. In Lickey Hills the main exceptions are hip-to-gable conversions, dormers visible from the highway, and homes in conservation areas such as Barnt Green or on streets with an Article 4 direction. Bromsgrove District Council is the decision-maker.
Generally no. In conservation areas including Barnt Green, Class B permitted-development rights for lofts are removed, so a rear dormer that would be lawful elsewhere needs a full application to Bromsgrove District Council. No Article 4 direction is recorded for Bromsgrove District Council, but Lickey Hills's 1 conservation area still limit permitted development on those streets. We check your exact address before drawing.
On trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1980s building, common across Lickey Hills, a rear dormer is usually the most efficient conversion and often permitted development. Where the roof is trussed-rafter roofs typical of 1990s building, a hip-to-gable followed by a rear dormer gains far more usable space but needs planning permission. Our survey confirms which your roof supports before we draw. Bromsgrove District Council is the decision-maker.
A householder planning application in Lickey Hills runs to a statutory eight-week target, and a lawful development certificate to eight weeks as well, though validation can add time if the pack is incomplete. We submit validation-complete drawings and manage case-officer queries to keep the decision on track. Bromsgrove District Council is the decision-maker.
If your dormer is permitted development, a lawful development certificate from Bromsgrove District Council is council-stamped proof of that — worth having, because every buyer's solicitor will ask for it when you sell. We prepare and submit the certificate application with the same drawing pack. This applies to your Lickey Hills address specifically.
Every roof is different, so we quote each Lickey Hills project individually — a fixed, no-obligation price back within one working day. The quote covers the full drawing pack with free revisions until Bromsgrove District Council approves, and we tell you upfront whether your loft qualifies as permitted development. Call 020 7864 7245 to start.
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