Basement approval rate in Wakefield
Wakefield approved 93.8% of basement applications, based on 65 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
93.8%
basement approval rate
65
Basement decisions
61
Approved
4
Refused
89.7%
Wakefield overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Wakefield average (89.7%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Wakefield
Basement
93.8%
Wakefield all applications
89.7%
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Other project types in Wakefield
95.1%
91.7%
96.5%
95.2%
91.1%
87.4%
87.4%
97.6%
95.3%
95.8%
97.8%
92.9%
71.1%
97.0%
89.3%