Southwick planning approval rate
Southwick ward in Sunderland has a 88.3% approval rate based on 614 planning decisions. Sunderland overall: 91.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.3%
ward approval rate
614
Decisions
542
Approved
72
Refused
91.4%
Sunderland average
Southwick is 3.1 percentage points below the Sunderland average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Southwick compares
Southwick ward
88.3%
Sunderland overall
91.4%
Planning in Sunderland? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Planning professional? PlanningLens runs refusal alerts and evidence packs for Sunderland and any other published UK council — see the data services →
Recent decisions in Southwick
Conversion from ground floor retail and first floor residential to Sui Generis m · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Erection of new headquarter office and production facility, including pv panels · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Erection of 2no. fascia signs and 1no. projecting sign · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Erection of single storey rear extension to form wet room. · Mon 27 Jul 2026
Erection of single storey side and rear wrap- around extension to include rear s · Mon 13 Jul 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Sunderland, 1 in 12 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Sunderland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free planning check for Sunderland →
✓ Common refusal reasons in Sunderland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 6,219 decisions.