New Build approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 95.5% of new build applications, based on 1,453 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
95.5%
new build approval rate
1,453
New Build decisions
1,388
Approved
65
Refused
93.3%
Southwark overall
New Build applications are approved more often than the Southwark average (93.3%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How new build compares in Southwark
New Build
95.5%
Southwark all applications
93.3%
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Other project types in Southwark
95.9%
92.1%
94.0%
94.0%
93.1%
88.4%
94.2%
92.9%
91.1%
93.7%
92.2%
94.7%
84.1%
93.9%
92.7%