207 decisions · 28 wards · 49 conservation areas · 2023–2025
Know what Southwark approves before you bid
We have coded every small site decision in Southwark: approval rates, density benchmarks, refusal patterns, determination times. You can use it two ways.
Same scheme type, different borough, different outcomes
Southwark
4+ unit schemes
Approval rate
72%
Median determination
9 wks
Applications
207
vs
Lambeth
4+ unit schemes
Approval rate
56%
Median determination
9 wks
Applications
440
Southwark approves 16 points more often.
What the data shows
72%
Approval rate
149 of 207 decided applications approved
Verified
93%
Demolition and rebuild approval
Highest approval rate by site type (DMR)
Verified
29%
Policy non-compliance
Most common refusal reason across extracted decisions
Verified
Two ways to use this
For a specific site
Site Assessment
Should I buy this site?
£450
You send an address, we send a verdict. Two-working-day standard turnaround.
- Clear verdict backed by comparable approvals and refusals in Southwark
- Capacity model: how many units the data supports
- Market signals: local sales price bands, build-cost benchmark, most-liquid unit sizes, CIL
- Refusal risk flags specific to your site type and area
- Comparable case studies with outcomes
Borough Report
What do I need to know about Southwark?
£1,500
The full picture, built from all 207 decisions. Delivered as HTML and PDF within 5 working days.
- 8-part report covering every area, site type, and refusal pattern
- Density benchmarks with P20 to P75 ranges by type
- Area-by-area approval rates and determination times
- Viability model with unit-count cliff chart
- Refusal reason breakdown and condition checklist
- Excel workbook with the underlying data
Not ready to buy? Start with the free snapshot.
The Southwark Market Snapshot has five headline findings on one page. No cost, no commitment. See the quality of the data before you decide.