Basement approval rate in Sunderland
Sunderland approved 90.9% of basement applications, based on 33 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
90.9%
basement approval rate
33
Basement decisions
30
Approved
3
Refused
88.6%
Sunderland overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Sunderland average (88.6%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Sunderland
Basement
90.9%
Sunderland all applications
88.6%
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Other project types in Sunderland
94.6%
92.2%
95.5%
94.7%
90.2%
80.0%
89.2%
97.4%
91.0%
97.7%
87.0%
51.9%
83.3%
86.4%