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Southwark.

Southwark is a London borough with an approval rate of 91% across 11,513 substantive planning decisions spanning 24 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London24 wards156 appeals2% delegatedSave
Southwark · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Southwark's policy playbook[3]

What Southwark actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Conditions
Householder
Lawful
Data from publicly available Southwark planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
614
96%
Householder
Active
482
88%
Householder
Active
478
91%
Full / major planning
Active
417
93%
Full / major planning
to 2022-12
321
94%
Householder
Active
278
77%
Full / major planning
Active
275
98%
Householder
Active
265
87%
Full / major planning
to 2025-04
255
81%
Full / major planning
Active
231
88%
Full / major planning
Active
224
83%
Listed building
Active
192
95%
Full / major planning
Active
614
96%
Householder
Active
482
88%
Householder
Active
478
91%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
417
93%
Full / major planning
to 2022-12
321
94%
Householder
Active
278
77%
Full / major planning
Active
275
98%
Householder
Active
265
87%
Full / major planning
to 2025-04
255
81%
Full / major planning
Active
231
88%
Full / major planning
Active
224
83%
Listed building
Active
192
95%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Southwark officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Dulwich Village
Labour
to 2024-12
11
subscribers
Rotherhithe
Green
Active
10
subscribers
Old Kent Road
Labour
Active
9
subscribers
North Bermondsey
Liberal Democrat
Active
7
subscribers
Dulwich Village
Labour
to 2025-07
5
subscribers
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Labour
Active
5
subscribers
Borough & Bankside
Liberal Democrat
to 2023-10
4
subscribers
St Giles
Labour
Active
4
subscribers
Dulwich Village
Labour
to 2024-12
11
subscribers
Rotherhithe
Green
Active
10
subscribers
Old Kent Road
Labour
Active
9
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
North Bermondsey
Liberal Democrat
Active
7
subscribers
Dulwich Village
Labour
to 2025-07
5
subscribers
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Labour
Active
5
subscribers
Borough & Bankside
Liberal Democrat
to 2023-10
4
subscribers
St Giles
Labour
Active
4
subscribers

Councillors on Southwark's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
10
100%
0.0%
541
97%
3.3%
1,050
95%
4.6%
495
95%
4.8%
615
93%
6.6%
1,040
93%
7.3%
276
93%
7.5%
690
91%
8.7%
358
91%
8.8%
320
91%
8.9%
441
89%
11.1%
438
87%
13.3%
880
86%
13.5%
196
86%
13.6%
248
86%
14.2%
220
86%
14.4%
360
85%
15.0%
308
84%
15.8%
191
82%
18.0%
10
100%
0.0%
541
97%
3.3%
1,050
95%
4.6%
Show all 24 rows
495
95%
4.8%
615
93%
6.6%
1,040
93%
7.3%
276
93%
7.5%
690
91%
8.7%
358
91%
8.8%
320
91%
8.9%
441
89%
11.1%
438
87%
13.3%
880
86%
13.5%
196
86%
13.6%
248
86%
14.2%
220
86%
14.4%
360
85%
15.0%
308
84%
15.8%
191
82%
18.0%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Resi
158
97%
2. The Art of Building Ltd
103
99%
3. DP9 Ltd
99
96%
4. Design Squared Ltd
91
97%
5. Rolfe Judd Planning
89
93%
6. Baily Garner
67
97%
7. Classic Lofts London
63
97%
8. M.A. Newsome & Co Ltd
58
100%
1. Resi
158
97%
2. The Art of Building Ltd
103
99%
3. DP9 Ltd
99
96%
Show all 8 rows
4. Design Squared Ltd
91
97%
5. Rolfe Judd Planning
89
93%
6. Baily Garner
67
97%
7. Classic Lofts London
63
97%
8. M.A. Newsome & Co Ltd
58
100%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughSouthwark
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals156
Appeals allowed26 (16.7%)
Conditions / approval3.55
Local plan

The adopted Southwark Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Southwark planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Southwark’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Southwark grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (3,088 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.