Basement approval rate in Richmond
Richmond approved 83.6% of basement applications, based on 902 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
83.6%
basement approval rate
902
Basement decisions
754
Approved
148
Refused
87.5%
Richmond overall
Basement applications are refused more often than the Richmond average (87.5%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How basement compares in Richmond
Basement
83.6%
Richmond all applications
87.5%
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Other project types in Richmond
82.5%
81.5%
81.5%
82.1%
83.7%
87.6%
85.0%
82.4%
83.7%
89.6%
82.2%
88.4%
77.1%
92.6%
79.6%