Basement approval rate in Wakefield
Wakefield approved 93.5% of basement applications, based on 62 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
93.5%
basement approval rate
62
Basement decisions
58
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
93.5%
Wakefield all applications
89.7%
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Other project types in Wakefield
95.1%
91.8%
96.5%
95.3%
91.1%
87.7%
87.6%
97.5%
95.3%
95.7%
97.7%
92.9%
69.2%
97.0%
89.3%