Basement approval rate in Liverpool
Liverpool approved 90.9% of basement applications, based on 993 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
90.9%
basement approval rate
993
Basement decisions
903
Approved
90
Refused
88.6%
Liverpool overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Liverpool average (88.6%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Liverpool
Basement
90.9%
Liverpool all applications
88.6%
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Less than one set of revised drawings.
Other project types in Liverpool
89.3%
90.3%
71.2%
80.3%
91.6%
88.9%
90.3%
79.5%
89.6%
77.9%
90.3%
77.2%
92.1%
84.1%
87.0%