Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Southwark. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
565 approved · 33 refused · 13 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 May 1986 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Old Alleynians Sports Ground Dulwich Common London Southwark SE21 7HA
Received 12 Aug 20265 Alma Grove London Southwark SE1 5PY
Received 12 Aug 202663 Burbage Road London Southwark SE24 9HB
Received 12 Aug 20265-9 Rockingham Street And 2-4 Tiverton Street London SE1 6PD
Received 13 Aug 2026Rotherhithe Gas Holder Site Salter Road London Southwark SE16 6DU
Received 13 Aug 2026Red Lion Court 46 - 48 Park Street London Southwark SE1 9EQ
Received 13 Aug 202634 Nunhead Lane London Southwark SE15 3TU
Received 13 Aug 2026Blackfriars Bridge South Garden Blackfriars Road London Southwark SE1 9UF
Received 13 Aug 2026Ground Floor 9 St Thomas Street London Southwark SE1 9RY
Received 13 Aug 202680 Dog Kennel Hill London Southwark SE22 8BB
Received 13 Aug 202653 College Road London Southwark SE21 7LF
Received 13 Aug 2026257-283 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 13 Aug 2026257 - 283 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 13 Aug 2026257 - 283 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 13 Aug 2026257 - 283 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 13 Aug 2026257 - 283 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 13 Aug 20267B Plough Way London Southwark SE16 2LS
Received 13 Aug 2026384 And 386 Lordship Lane London Southwark SE22 8ND
Received 13 Aug 2026265 Rotherhithe Street London Southwark SE16 5EJ
Received 13 Aug 202613 Court Lane London Southwark SE21 7DH
Received 14 Aug 2026138 Oglander Road London Southwark SE15 4DB
Received 14 Aug 2026Most Holy Trinity Rc Church Dockhead London Southwark SE1 2BS
Received 14 Aug 2026Friars Close Bear Lane London Southwark SE1
Received 14 Aug 2026227 - 255 Ilderton Road London Southwark SE15 1NS
Received 14 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Southwark, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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