Southwark Planning Applications

Review Southwark planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Southwark Planning Trends

Southwark recorded 4,368 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 3,406 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 94.6%, 9.4 percentage points above the London average (higher than average).

Approved applications in Southwark took 7.6 weeks on average. That is 1.0 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is DUVI, with 481 applications.

Total decisions

3,406

Approval rate

94.6%

Weeks to decision

7.6


Southwark total	3,406	94.6% 94.6%	7.6
NBER	130	99.2% 99.2%	9.3
SUDO	83	98.8% 98.8%	6.5
DUWO	214	98.1% 98.1%	5.5
OLKE	215	97.7% 97.7%	9.2
PECM	37	97.3% 97.3%	9.6
DUVI	412	97.1% 97.1%	6.1
FARA	60	96.7% 96.7%	8.7
PERY	119	96.6% 96.6%	6.2
GOGR	234	95.7% 95.7%	7.0
CHHI	120	95.0% 95.0%	6.4
DULH	121	95.0% 95.0%	7.2
ROTH	59	94.9% 94.9%	8.3
RYLA	193	94.3% 94.3%	7.3
SOMB	86	94.2% 94.2%	7.2
CAGR	145	93.1% 93.1%	7.4
SGIL	203	92.6% 92.6%	7.5
SGEO	66	92.4% 92.4%	7.4
LBWB	258	92.2% 92.2%	8.5
BOBA	235	91.1% 91.1%	10.0
NWAL	163	90.8% 90.8%	8.7
NWNG	52	90.4% 90.4%	6.9
CHAU	96	89.6% 89.6%	8.9
NUQU	105	89.5% 89.5%	7.4

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

Check planning applications near a specific property

Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.