Basement approval rate in Hackney
Hackney approved 88.5% of basement applications, based on 2,737 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
88.5%
basement approval rate
2,737
Basement decisions
2,423
Approved
314
Refused
86.6%
Hackney overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Hackney average (86.6%).
How basement compares in Hackney
Basement
88.5%
Hackney all applications
86.6%
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Less than one set of revised drawings.
Other project types in Hackney
85.0%
81.3%
82.3%
84.8%
93.3%
92.2%
88.2%
85.1%
85.5%
87.3%
73.5%
90.2%
85.7%
62.1%
84.6%