Basement approval rate in Oxford
Oxford approved 98.1% of basement applications, based on 104 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
98.1%
basement approval rate
104
Basement decisions
102
Approved
2
Refused
87.5%
Oxford overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Oxford average (87.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Oxford
Basement
98.1%
Oxford all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in Oxford
88.4%
85.1%
90.0%
85.3%
89.5%
87.9%
78.2%
83.1%
91.3%
84.2%
87.8%
89.6%
87.1%
81.8%
64.9%