Basement approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 98.7% of basement applications, based on 79 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
98.7%
basement approval rate
79
Basement decisions
78
Approved
1
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
98.7%
Oxford all applications
91.5%
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Less than one set of revised drawings.
Other project types in Oxford
89.2%
84.9%
91.3%
84.7%
90.6%
87.3%
77.4%
82.7%
91.1%
84.3%
88.4%
89.7%
91.5%
81.1%
62.9%