Basement planning approval rate in Wirral
89% of 229 decided basement applications in Wirral 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.
89%
Approval rate, all years, from 229 decided
229
decided basement applications in Wirral: 204 approved, 25 refused
91%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 34 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
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.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 1976 to 2026. 57 of 229 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
34 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
Check planning requirements in Wirral, or read about permitted development in Wirral. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example basement decisions in Wirral
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.
Visit Wirral's official website to find its planning register and search the references below. Descriptions may be shortened.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPH/25/01636 | 2026 | Approved | Dig out of existing basement and underpin existing external and internal walls to form enlarged basement to front and rear. Demolition of existing rear jut o... 74 Seabank Road, Egremont, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 7PG |
| RVC/26/00071 | 2026 | Approved | Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission linked to APPH/25/01183 to allow for enlargement of the two-storey front extension at ground... Gorsey Cop, 26 Pipers Lane, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 9HW |
| APP/25/00049 | 2025 | Approved | Amendments to 2no lightwells, amendments to rear access to basement, addition of window to rear elevation and internal reorganisation Flat 1, Belmont, 18 St Georges Mount, New Brighton, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 9LQ |
| APP/22/01471 | 2024 | Refused | The construction of a new basement and ground floor level extension to provide a garage, plant, garden room and gf wc to the property. A number of changes to... 57 Ashville Road, Claughton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 8SA |
| LBC/22/01473 | 2024 | Refused | The construction of a new basement and ground floor level extension to provide a garage, plant, garden room and gf wc to the property. A number of changes to... 57 Ashville Road, Claughton, Prenton, Wirral, CH43 8SA |
| LBC/21/02137 | 2022 | Refused | Listed Building Consent sought to replace the existing front basement window bars with bars acceptable to Wirral MBC Listed Buildings specification. The new... Flat 1, 10 Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6AU |
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 Wirral
- Single-storey rear extension 95%, 10,274 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 88%, 3,709 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 1,739 decided
- Side extension 91%, 7,384 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 84%, 2,263 decided
- Rooflight 93%, 284 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 87%, 527 decided
- Porch 96%, 3,137 decided
- Garage conversion 94%, 481 decided
- Window and door 94%, 1,749 decided