Basement approval rate in Elmbridge
Elmbridge approved 72.7% of basement applications, based on 1,441 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
72.7%
basement approval rate
1,441
Basement decisions
1,048
Approved
393
Refused
80.7%
Elmbridge overall
Basement applications are refused more often than the Elmbridge average (80.7%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How basement compares in Elmbridge
Basement
72.7%
Elmbridge all applications
80.7%
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Other project types in Elmbridge
83.6%
76.2%
82.8%
77.7%
88.6%
83.8%
76.6%
76.6%
81.3%
80.0%
83.0%
80.8%
87.2%
74.4%
90.3%