Which ward in Southwark has the highest planning approval rate?

SBER at 100.0% based on 13 decisions.

Which ward in Southwark has the lowest planning approval rate?

SOBM at 78.4% based on 37 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Southwark?

There is a 21.6% gap between SBER and SOBM. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Southwark

Planning outcomes in Southwark are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 21.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

28,675 real decisions·47 wards·Updated March 2026

All 47 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	SBER	13	13	0	100.0%
2	PECKHAM	135	135	0	100.0%
3	EAST WALWORTH	228	227	1	99.6%
4	CHAUCER	209	208	1	99.5%
5	CAMBERWELL GREEN	210	209	1	99.5%
6	SOUTH BERMONDSEY	142	141	1	99.3%
7	VILLAGE	123	122	1	99.2%
8	RIVERSIDE	293	290	3	99.0%
9	LIVESEY	194	192	2	99.0%
10	GRANGE	458	452	6	98.7%
11	CATHEDRALS	577	567	10	98.3%
12	SURREY DOCKS	164	161	3	98.2%
13	FARADAY	98	96	2	98.0%
14	NUNHEAD	186	182	4	97.8%
15	THE LANE	343	335	8	97.7%
16	EAST DULWICH	236	230	6	97.5%
17	ROTHERHITHE	159	155	4	97.5%
18	COLLEGE	113	110	3	97.3%
19	PECKHAM RYE	186	181	5	97.3%
20	BRUNSWICK PARK	155	149	6	96.1%
21	DUVI	2,282	2,190	92	96.0%
22	PERY	860	821	39	95.5%
23	SOUTH CAMBERWELL	131	125	6	95.4%
24	NBER	790	752	38	95.2%
25	NEWINGTON	117	111	6	94.9%
26	DUWO	1,308	1,232	76	94.2%
27	SUDO	784	738	46	94.1%
28	OLKE	1,455	1,367	88	94.0%
29	SOMB	595	557	38	93.6%
30	DULH	960	898	62	93.5%
31	SGIL	1,237	1,157	80	93.5%
32	NWAL	1,128	1,046	82	92.7%
33	BOBA	2,096	1,940	156	92.6%
34	GOGR	1,632	1,510	122	92.5%
35	CHHI	794	728	66	91.7%
36	LBWB	1,407	1,289	118	91.6%
37	ROTH	711	644	67	90.6%
38	FARA	524	475	49	90.6%
39	NEWI	178	161	17	90.4%
40	CHAU	602	542	60	90.0%
41	NWNG	215	193	22	89.8%
42	PECM	487	436	51	89.5%
43	RYLA	1,596	1,426	170	89.3%
44	NUQU	938	830	108	88.5%
45	SGEO	552	486	66	88.0%
46	CAGR	842	736	106	87.4%
47	SOBM	37	29	8	78.4%

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What the data tells us

A 21.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. SBER approves 100.0% of applications while SOBM approves just 78.4%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 28,675 planning decisions in Southwark, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Southwark Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →