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Planning in Southwark by area

In the last month there were 47 new planning applications and 25 decisions worth knowing about across Southwark, and 96% of those decided were approved. Here is every area ranked, the biggest housing schemes and what people are applying for.

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47new applicationslast 31 days
25decisions23 approved, 1 refused
96%approval rateof applications approved or refused
4new homes applied forin new applications, last 31 days

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Busiest this month: East Dulwich (19), Bankside (16) and The Borough (16). The middle Southwark area had 6.

Every area, ranked

1East DulwichSE221910990–
2BanksideSE11612440–
3The BoroughSE116133302
4Bermondsey VillageSE115105502
5SouthwarkSE11411330–
6Denmark HillSE5107330–
7WalworthSE1797220–
8Dulwich VillageSE2173440–
9PeckhamSE1574330–
10CamberwellSE564210–
11DulwichSE2152321–
12Elephant and CastleSE154110–
13NunheadSE1553211–
14RotherhitheSE1643110–
15BermondseySE1622000–
16Canada WaterSE1622000–
17Old Kent RoadSE121110–
18South BermondseySE1622000–
19Surrey QuaysSE1621110–

New applications and decisions worth knowing about within each area’s circle over the last 31 days. Minor items such as tree work notices aren’t counted. Areas overlap, so one application can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What people are applying for

Rear extension13940100%
Loft conversion11560100%
New signs9810–
Going green7430100%
New homes3210–
Side extension3201–
Outline plans3300–
Demolition2110–
Phone mast1010–
Student flats1010–
Extension1100–
Shop or office to homes1100–
Other171150100%

Applications and decisions worth knowing about across Southwark, last 31 days. An approval rate needs at least three decisions.

Recently refused

1 application refused in the last month.

Where the figures come from

Applications and decisions come from the council’s planning website, gathered by UK PlanIt. We count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. Some dates are estimated from the application number, and we never show applicants’ names.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

Planning in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Southwark have the most planning applications?

Over the last month, the busiest areas for planning were East Dulwich (19), Bankside (16), The Borough (16), Bermondsey Village (15) and Southwark (14), counting new applications and decisions worth knowing about. The middle area had 6.

How many planning applications are approved in Southwark?

Of the 24 applications approved or refused in the last month, 23 were approved and 1 refused: an approval rate of 96%.

What are people in Southwark applying for?

The most common plans over the last month were rear extension (13), loft conversion (11) and new signs (9).

Where are new homes planned in Southwark?

No schemes of three or more homes were applied for or decided in the last month.