Basement approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 94.2% of basement applications, based on 3,571 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
94.2%
basement approval rate
3,571
Basement decisions
3,365
Approved
206
Refused
93.4%
Southwark overall
Basement applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Southwark average (93.4%).
How basement compares in Southwark
Basement
94.2%
Southwark all applications
93.4%
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Other project types in Southwark
95.9%
92.2%
94.1%
93.1%
88.6%
94.3%
95.6%
92.8%
91.3%
94.0%
92.6%
94.4%
84.8%
94.0%
93.0%