Basement approval rate in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest approved 60.2% of basement applications, based on 186 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
60.2%
basement approval rate
186
Basement decisions
112
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
60.2%
Waltham Forest all applications
76.2%
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Other project types in Waltham Forest
75.3%
79.7%
77.9%
71.5%
66.0%
79.6%
81.3%
80.4%
51.0%
23.1%
77.0%
63.6%
69.0%
76.6%
35.5%