Basement approval rate in Wakefield
Wakefield approved 93.9% of basement applications, based on 66 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
93.9%
basement approval rate
66
Basement decisions
62
Approved
4
Refused
92.0%
Wakefield overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Wakefield average (92.0%).
How basement compares in Wakefield
Basement
93.9%
Wakefield all applications
92.0%
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Other project types in Wakefield
95.1%
91.7%
96.6%
95.2%
91.1%
87.5%
87.5%
97.6%
95.3%
95.8%
97.8%
93.0%
70.6%
97.0%
86.2%