Basement approval rate in Westminster
Westminster approved 92.8% of basement applications, based on 9,448 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
92.8%
basement approval rate
9,448
Basement decisions
8,771
Approved
677
Refused
90.8%
Westminster overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Westminster average (90.8%).
How basement compares in Westminster
Basement
92.8%
Westminster all applications
90.8%
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Less than one set of revised drawings.
Other project types in Westminster
91.0%
87.7%
88.6%
93.6%
92.8%
86.1%
96.6%
88.4%
90.4%
88.6%
77.3%
94.3%
89.8%
82.1%