Basement approval rate in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest approved 60.4% of basement applications, based on 187 decisions analysed.
Last updated: August 2026
60.4%
basement approval rate
187
Basement decisions
113
Approved
74
Refused
76.2%
Waltham Forest overall
Basement applications are refused more often than the Waltham Forest average (76.2%), suggesting the council scrutinises these projects more closely.
How basement compares in Waltham Forest
Basement
60.4%
Waltham Forest all applications
76.2%
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Other project types in Waltham Forest
75.2%
79.7%
78.1%
71.5%
66.0%
79.5%
81.4%
80.3%
50.9%
23.1%
76.8%
63.1%
69.0%
77.0%
34.4%