Basement approval rate in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire approved 88.3% of basement applications, based on 265 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
88.3%
basement approval rate
265
Basement decisions
234
Approved
31
Refused
85.4%
Buckinghamshire overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Buckinghamshire average (85.4%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Buckinghamshire
Basement
88.3%
Buckinghamshire all applications
85.4%
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Other project types in Buckinghamshire
87.6%
84.0%
88.3%
84.6%
89.2%
81.9%
84.1%
77.0%
90.3%
82.9%
89.2%
84.2%
82.0%
79.9%
67.3%