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Our planning documents
All adopted documents are listed in the table below.
|
Title |
Type of document |
Date of adoption |
|---|---|---|
|
Southwark Plan (2022) (PDF, 63.3mb) |
Local Plan |
February 2022 |
|
Local Plan |
February 2022 |
|
|
South Bank and Waterloo Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 4.6mb) |
Neighbourhood Plan |
July 2020 |
|
Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 14.6mb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
October 2021 |
|
Development Viability Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 736kb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
March 2016 |
|
Section 106 Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 3.1mb) (Replaced Planning Obligations (Section 106) Supplementary Planning Document 2007, adopted 2011; updated with addendum January 2017 (Old Kent Road transport); amended in November 2020 (Carbon Offset Price)) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
April 2015 |
|
Dulwich Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 1.7mb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
July 2013 |
|
Residential Design Standards Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 824kb) (Updated with a technical update in 2015) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
October 2011 |
|
Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document 2008 (PDF, 1.8mb) and draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document 2011 (PDF, 1.5mb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
September 2008 |
|
Design and Access Statements Supplementary Planning Document (PDF, 887kb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
September 2007 |
|
Telecommunications Supplementary Planning Guidance (PDF, 688kb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
November 2004 |
|
Outdoor Advertisements and Signage Supplementary Planning Guidance (PDF, 901kb) |
Supplementary Planning Document |
November 2004 |
|
Statement of Community Involvement (2022) (PDF, 361kb) and Development Consultation Charter (PDF, 235kb) |
Other local statutory documents |
December 2022 |
|
Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule (First came into effect on 1 April 2015; revised in 2017) |
Other local statutory documents |
April 2015 |
|
Other local statutory documents |
Updated annually |
We are also preparing an Area Action Plan (AAP) for Old Kent Road.
Local Development Scheme 2022-2025
The Local development scheme (LDS) is a timetable published by the council for the preparation and adoption of local planning policy and guidance documents, including the Local Plan, Area Action Plans (AAPs), Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and others like the Statement of Community Involvement.
This LDS will replace the October 2019 LDS and provide a timetable for preparing Southwark’s Planning Documents for the period leading up to March 2025.
You can download the following documents:
- LDS report (PDF, 232kb)
- LDS timetable February 2022 to March 2025 (PDF, 47kb)
- Cabinet report (PDF, 168kb)
