Basement approval rate in Sutton
Sutton approved 84.6% of basement applications, based on 240 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
84.6%
basement approval rate
240
Basement decisions
203
Approved
37
Refused
83.3%
Sutton overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Sutton average (83.3%).
How basement compares in Sutton
Basement
84.6%
Sutton all applications
83.3%
Planning a basement in Sutton?
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✓ PDF report for your architect
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Other project types in Sutton
80.1%
82.8%
83.0%
79.3%
88.9%
79.6%
78.2%
77.9%
91.4%
82.0%
82.0%
84.5%
72.7%
72.4%
79.1%