Basement approval rate in Westminster
Westminster approved 92.8% of basement applications, based on 9,951 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
92.8%
basement approval rate
9,951
Basement decisions
9,231
Approved
720
Refused
90.5%
Westminster overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Westminster average (90.5%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Westminster
Basement
92.8%
Westminster all applications
90.5%
Planning a basement in Westminster?
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Other project types in Westminster
91.0%
87.6%
88.4%
93.5%
92.6%
86.0%
88.3%
90.0%
96.4%
87.9%
73.6%
93.7%
87.3%
80.0%