Planning policy and guidance

The Southwark Plan 2022 sets out the vision, strategic objectives, and planning policies for development in Southwark for the period 2019 to 2036.

Neighbourhood planning gives you more of a role in the planning of your neighbourhood. It's a process led by the community and supported by us.

An Article 4 direction allows us to withdraw some permitted development rights in a specified area.

Our supplementary planning documents (SPDs) provide extra guidance about the policies in our development plan.

Local Development Orders (LDO) grant permission for a specified type of development, which means no planning application is needed.

The Statement of community involvement defines how the community can be involved with planning in Southwark.

The Local Development Scheme explains what planning documents Southwark will produce between 2022 and 2025.

The Southwark Plan 2022 is the current local development plan. Contact us to view any of the other documents referenced in this section.