Basement approval rate in Bristol
Bristol approved 90.6% of basement applications, based on 635 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
90.6%
basement approval rate
635
Basement decisions
575
Approved
60
Refused
86.9%
Bristol overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Bristol average (86.9%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Bristol
Basement
90.6%
Bristol all applications
86.9%
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Other project types in Bristol
90.7%
84.7%
88.4%
90.6%
87.9%
88.3%
75.5%
88.8%
72.3%
91.1%
92.0%
93.8%
76.5%
73.6%
81.1%