Basement approval rate in Lewisham
Lewisham approved 82.5% of basement applications, based on 1,243 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
82.5%
basement approval rate
1,243
Basement decisions
1,025
Approved
218
Refused
82.9%
Lewisham overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Lewisham average (82.9%).
How basement compares in Lewisham
Basement
82.5%
Lewisham all applications
82.9%
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Other project types in Lewisham
75.5%
83.1%
83.7%
84.1%
79.3%
81.5%
76.0%
82.0%
82.8%
61.3%
84.6%
83.2%
88.8%
68.8%
60.7%