Basement approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 98.0% of basement applications, based on 101 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
98.0%
basement approval rate
101
Basement decisions
99
Approved
2
Refused
91.5%
Oxford overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Oxford average (91.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Oxford
Basement
98.0%
Oxford all applications
91.5%
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Other project types in Oxford
88.6%
85.3%
90.7%
85.2%
90.4%
88.1%
78.0%
82.8%
91.0%
84.1%
87.3%
89.9%
87.6%
81.5%
64.9%