LPA Profile
What we hold on a single planning authority: appeal behaviour, what they refuse on, which policies they cite, and how current their local plan is. For the national league table and 47-year statistical history, see Council Performance.
Southwark London Borough Council
GSS E09000028 · Portal: idox (ok) · council register
How this council decides
Measured against the published determination target on 899 decisions. Average window from valid date to target: 52 days (the statutory period is 56 days for most applications, 91 for majors).
(4+ days before target)
(final 3 days)
from valid to decision
This authority is mixed: a substantial share of decisions land after the statutory target, so treat the target as indicative.
Which day decisions land
| Mon | 21.1% | |
| Tue | 18% | |
| Wed | 23.5% | |
| Thu | 21.4% | |
| Fri | 15.9% |
An even working week is 20% a day. Amber marks a day carrying 26% or more.
By application type
| Type | Decisions | After target | On deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approval of details reserved by a condition (d | 204 | 46% | 3% |
| Householder planning permission | 136 | 35% | 26% |
| Full planning permission | 126 | 47% | 13% |
| All Other | 118 | 46% | 8% |
| Tree works: Trees in conservation areas/subjec | 93 | 0% | 18% |
| Lawful development: Proposed use | 42 | 12% | 17% |
| Non-Material Amendment | 37 | 41% | 24% |
| Full planning & listed building consent | 24 | 63% | 13% |
Delegated vs committee
| Route | Decisions | After target |
|---|---|---|
| Delegated | 893 | 37% |
What "after the target" means. Published data cannot distinguish an agreed extension of time from a target that was simply missed — both appear the same way. This measures when the decision was issued relative to the statutory target, and nothing more. Deadline data is currently available for London authorities only.
Development plan
Southwark Plan 2022
Adoption date not published in the national register · plan period 2019-01-01–2036-01-01
Plan documents
National statistics for this authority →
Councils with data on file
On the numbers. The refusal rate, officers and agents here are computed from the applications PlanningCore has collected for this authority — for most councils that is a recent sample rather than the full register, and the date range above tells you which. The appeal overturn rate comes from Planning Inspectorate decisions and covers a much longer period. Use the national statistics page for complete, official volumes.