Basement planning approval rate in Hackney
88% of 1,742 decided basement applications in Hackney were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
88%
Approval rate, all years, from 1,742 decided
1,742
decided basement applications in Hackney: 1,529 approved, 213 refused
77%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 361 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Hackney
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/0585 | 2025 | Approved | Renovation and refurbishment of the existing public house (sui generis) at ground and basement level, alteration and extensions to the existing residential a... The Glory |
| 2024/0979 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed basement extension with associated lightwell to front of the property; single storey rear extension; first floor extension including changes to exis... |
| 2024/1575 | 2025 | Refused | Basement extension with associated rear and side lightwells, loft extension with two front rooflights, and internal alterations to facilitate an increase fro... |
| 2024/1809 | 2025 | Refused | Erection of annexe (plus basement level) for ancillary use to the main dwelling . |
| 2024/1851 | 2025 | Refused | Erection of a part one part two storey extension at basement level, a ground and first floor terrace and associated alterations to the rear elevation and the... |
| 2024/2094 | 2025 | Approved | Erection of rear dormer together with the installation of roof lights on the front, side, rear outrigger roof slopes as well as the the erection of the singl... |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Hackney
- Single-storey rear extension 86%, 1,775 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 80%, 537 decided
- Wraparound extension 87%, 254 decided
- Side extension 85%, 318 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 75%, 1,293 decided
- Rooflight 86%, 920 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 90%, 155 decided
- Porch 80%, 66 decided
- Garage conversion 92%, 13 decided
- Window and door 88%, 1,318 decided