Basement approval rate in Brentwood
Brentwood approved 81.0% of basement applications, based on 168 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
81.0%
basement approval rate
168
Basement decisions
136
Approved
32
Refused
84.0%
Brentwood overall
Basement applications are refused more often than the Brentwood average (84.0%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How basement compares in Brentwood
Basement
81.0%
Brentwood all applications
84.0%
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Other project types in Brentwood
84.2%
83.5%
82.4%
74.2%
83.4%
81.1%
86.4%
71.8%
84.1%
79.9%
77.1%
79.1%
82.0%
67.4%
58.8%