Southwark planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to London Borough of Southwark, updated daily. London Borough of Southwark received 790 planning applications in the last 90 days, 31 of them major schemes. 96% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 44 days.
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Recent applications in Southwark
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Trevor Bailey Sports Ground Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7HA
Five outdoor padel courts with ancillary cafe and changing rooms, Dulwich Common. New leisure facility with 1,105 sqm built space, parking and cycle provision at full application stage. Court construction, specialist flooring, cafe fit-out and M&E packages suit leisure contractors and food-service…
GroundworksStructural frameCladding
105 Pages Walk London Southwark SE1 4HD
Part two-storey commercial building and annexe, London SE1. New Class E(g) workspace with detached single-storey ancillary building, boundary enclosure and parking at outline stage. Structural frame, cladding and M&E packages lead, with specialist fit-out deferred to reserved matters.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Land Adjacent 4C Donkey Alley London Southwark SE22 0NY
Four-storey single dwelling, Southwark. New five-bedroom house on a 0.05 hectare infill site at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and M&E packages suit London contractors; residential finish quality and party-wall compliance are live considerations.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Adjacent To 25 Brabourn Grove London Southwark SE15 2BS
Single three-bedroom house, Southwark. Erects one new dwelling on a 0.031 hectare site at full application stage. Foundation and frame packages suit local London subcontractors, with brickwork and roofing following at volume.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Garages At Plough Lane Rear 2 Landells Road London Southwark
Single family home replacing three garages, Southwark. Demolishes existing garages and erects one new dwelling on a cul-de-sac plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and M&E on a constrained London site create high cost density per unit.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
11 - 12 Whitehorse Mews 37 Westminster Bridge Road London Southwark SE1 7QD
1 dwelling from office change of use, full planning permission. Conversion involves fit-out, M&E and potentially structural works in existing building.
M&EFit-outStructural repair
Gedling Court Jamaica Road London Southwark SE1 2RN
Fire safety cladding replacement at a London residential building. Removes combustible spandrel panels, HPL cladding and timber balconies, replacing with non-combustible materials following a Fire Risk Assessment. Cladding, metal frame and balcony replacement packages are live; Southwark's high…
CladdingFaçade repairM&E
Unit 4 Bricklayers Arms Mandela Way London Southwark SE1 5SS
PV panels, plant and EV charger for a Southwark commercial unit. Adds rooftop solar generation and vehicle charging infrastructure to an existing building at full application stage. Electrical services, mounting systems and civils dominate, with grid connection and charging-point commissioning…
RenewablesM&EGroundworks
Land At More London Riverside London Southwark SE1
Temporary pop-up bar at More London Riverside, two storeys, October 2026 to March 2028. Part 1 and part 2 storey structure with internal and external seating, stage and screen for a sixteen-month installation. Structural steelwork, temporary foundations and fit-out packages suit specialist events…
Structural frameGroundworksSteel
28 Ondine Road London Southwark SE15 4EB
Multi-storey extensions and loft conversion, SE15. Ground-floor wrap-around, first-floor rear extension, dormer and roof terrace on a Southwark terraced house at full application stage. Roofing, structural steels, masonry and glazing packages suit local London subcontractors; facade work and…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
17 Aylesbury Road London Southwark SE17 2EQ
Loft conversion with rear dormer and refurbishment, Southwark. Adds roof-space accommodation and dormer extension to an existing dwelling at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, steel and glazing packages suit local specialists on a high-value London site.
RoofingJoinerySteel
15 Ambergate Street London Southwark SE17 3RY
L-shaped dormer loft conversion with roof terrace, London SE17. Adds a dormer bedroom and living space with three rooflights and a rear terrace at full application stage. Roofing, dormer joinery, glazing and structural steelwork over the new openings drive the package.
RoofingJoineryGlazing
67 Henshaw Street London Southwark SE17 1PE
Ground and first floor rear extensions with green roof, Southwark. Demolishes existing single-storey return and erects two-storey extension in matching London stock brick at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing with green system, structural steel and groundworks suit London contractors…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
33 Leydon Close London Southwark SE16 5PF
Ground-floor front extension, London SE16. Adds living space to the front of an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, foundations and glazing packages suit local London subcontractors.
BrickworkGroundworksGlazing
17 Parkstone Road London Southwark SE15 4UQ
Single-storey studio annex attached to a Southwark house. Adds one self-contained studio unit to an existing property at full application stage. Foundations, brickwork, roofing and M&E fit-out drive the package for local subcontractors in a high-value London market.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Planning appeals in London Borough of Southwark
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so London Borough of Southwark is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
London Borough of Southwark, raw rate
20.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.1 percentage points below expected. London Borough of Southwark's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
852 appeals counted, 796 judged either way (162 allowed, 634 dismissed), 56 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 19.9% | 28.8% | 455 | 447 | 89 |
| Enforcement Notice | 7.1% | 13.5% | 118 | 85 | 6 |
| Householder (HAS) | 28.6% | 35.6% | 113 | 112 | 32 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 12.9% | 33.3% | 65 | 62 | 8 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 28.1% | 25% | 36 | 32 | 9 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 29.2% | 36% | 26 | 24 | 7 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 41.2% | 36.9% | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 6 | 5 | 0 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London Borough of Southwark approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder95% (165 decided)
- other100% (158 decided)
- commercial89% (56 decided)
- mixed use98% (49 decided)
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