Planning decisions in Southwark
As of 23 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Southwark approved 94% of 3,415 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 (633 decided, ~56 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (360 decided, ~34 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 94% approved (286 decided, ~54 days)
- Rear extension : 90% approved (284 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 93% approved (269 decided, ~54 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 95% approved (228 decided, ~42 days)
- Demolition : 97% approved (215 decided, ~68 days)
- Windows & doors : 95% approved (156 decided, ~56 days)
- Side extension : 97% approved (150 decided, ~56 days)
- Basement : 93% approved (142 decided, ~76 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 95% approved (130 decided, ~61 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 86% approved (109 decided, ~58 days)
- Change of use : 90% approved (94 decided, ~86 days)
- Solar / renewables : 90% approved (82 decided, ~68 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 95% approved (79 decided, ~67 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 89% approved (63 decided, ~71 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 85% approved (33 decided, ~55 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 97% approved (29 decided, ~58 days)
- New dwelling : 96% approved (28 decided, ~62 days)
- Two-storey extension : 85% approved (26 decided, ~61 days)
- Porch : 100% approved (19 decided, ~72 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.