New Build approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 95.6% of new build applications, based on 1,494 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026
95.6%
new build approval rate
1,494
New Build decisions
1,429
Approved
65
Refused
93.4%
Southwark overall
New Build applications are approved more often than the Southwark average (93.4%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How new build compares in Southwark
New Build
95.6%
Southwark all applications
93.4%
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Other project types in Southwark
95.9%
92.2%
94.2%
94.1%
93.1%
88.6%
94.3%
92.8%
91.3%
94.0%
92.6%
94.4%
84.8%
94.0%
93.0%