Basement planning approval rate in Liverpool
91% of 692 decided basement applications in Liverpool 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.
91%
Approval rate, all years, from 692 decided
692
decided basement applications in Liverpool: 632 approved, 60 refused
76%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 89 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 Liverpool
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26H/0040 | 2026 | Approved | To install new boiler in cellar and associated flue to rear elevation of property 19 Halewood Road, Liverpool, L25 3PH |
| 26L/0095 | 2026 | Approved | To install new boiler in cellar and associated flue to rear elevation of property 19 Halewood Road, Liverpool, L25 3PH |
| 26LP/0643 | 2026 | Approved | Application for Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development to install a new plate heat exchanger and associated mechanical plant within the existing basement... Cunard Building Water Street, Liverpool, L3 1AH |
| 22F/1175 | 2025 | Refused | To carry out conversion works and create lightwells to basement in connection with the creation of 1no. 2 bed flat 1 Bentley Road, Liverpool, L8 0SY |
| 23F/3129 | 2025 | Refused | To change use of existing ground floor offices to a record shop (Use Class E(a)), and change use of existing basement storage spaces to a music venue (Sui Ge... Ground Floor And Basement Unit Adjacent To Courtyard At Cain's Brewery Stanhope Street, Liverpool, L8 5XJ |
| 20F/1383 | 2024 | Refused | To convert 5 bed HMO to 6 bed HMO with changes to front basement windows. 7 Adelaide Road, Liverpool, L7 8SG |
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 Liverpool
- Single-storey rear extension 90%, 6,343 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 86%, 1,261 decided
- Wraparound extension 88%, 144 decided
- Side extension 89%, 1,835 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 78%, 863 decided
- Rooflight 87%, 788 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 87%, 215 decided
- Porch 93%, 681 decided
- Garage conversion 94%, 397 decided
- Window and door 92%, 2,920 decided