Planning decisions in Southwark
As of 23 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Southwark approved 94% of 5,317 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 92% approved (881 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 97% approved (610 decided, ~63 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (406 decided, ~35 days)
- Basement : 96% approved (392 decided, ~65 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 93% approved (377 decided, ~53 days)
- Rear extension : 91% approved (368 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 93% approved (320 decided, ~53 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 95% approved (299 decided, ~44 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 94% approved (223 decided, ~56 days)
- Windows & doors : 94% approved (201 decided, ~54 days)
- Side extension : 97% approved (184 decided, ~55 days)
- Change of use : 90% approved (166 decided, ~60 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 92% approved (139 decided, ~57 days)
- New dwelling : 99% approved (138 decided, ~67 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 95% approved (130 decided, ~58 days)
- Solar / renewables : 90% approved (130 decided, ~63 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 88% approved (122 decided, ~57 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 91% approved (95 decided, ~53 days)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (54 decided, ~56 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 94% approved (35 decided, ~56 days)
- Porch : 100% approved (25 decided, ~58 days) †
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 95% approved (22 decided, ~64 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Southwark, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.