New Build approval rate in Southwark
Southwark approved 95.4% of new build applications, based on 1,538 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
95.4%
new build approval rate
1,538
New Build decisions
1,467
Approved
71
Refused
93.0%
Southwark overall
New Build applications are approved more often than the Southwark average (93.0%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How new build compares in Southwark
New Build
95.4%
Southwark all applications
93.0%
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Other project types in Southwark
96.1%
92.3%
94.4%
94.1%
93.2%
88.8%
94.4%
92.6%
91.0%
94.3%
92.7%
94.0%
85.1%
95.1%
93.2%