Basement approval rate in Kingston
Kingston approved 81.3% of basement applications, based on 763 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
81.3%
basement approval rate
763
Basement decisions
620
Approved
143
Refused
78.5%
Kingston overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Kingston average (78.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Kingston
Basement
81.3%
Kingston all applications
78.5%
Planning a basement in Kingston?
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✓ PDF report for your architect
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Other project types in Kingston
75.8%
79.0%
75.8%
76.5%
77.5%
77.3%
77.2%
78.2%
80.9%
80.7%
75.7%
81.0%
64.7%
72.4%
76.5%