Basement approval rate in Bolton
Bolton approved 64.3% of basement applications, based on 14 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
64.3%
basement approval rate
14
Basement decisions
9
Approved
5
Refused
80.4%
Bolton overall
Basement applications are refused more often than the Bolton average (80.4%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How basement compares in Bolton
Basement
64.3%
Bolton all applications
80.4%
Planning a basement in Bolton?
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Other project types in Bolton
81.4%
83.2%
85.3%
79.9%
83.1%
91.2%
79.5%
40.3%
77.5%
71.6%
86.4%
74.2%
79.2%
63.6%