Contact the Planning and Growth Department

Planning general enquiries

If you have a general enquiry about a planning application or the way we work, you can:

• phone: 020 7525 5403
• email: Planning.Enquires@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, view the Planning FAQs webpage.

Contact a planning officer

You can download a full list of contact details for planning officers at Southwark Council. ^{(xlsx, 23kb)}  

Local Land Charges

If you need information about buying, selling or leasing homes, other property or land within Southwark, you can:

• phone: 020 7525 7392
• email: landcharges2@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, view the Local Land Charges webpage.  

Design and Conservation

If you have a question or comment about conservation areas or listed buildings, or other protected heritage assets, you can:

• phone: 020 7525 5403
• email: designconservation@southwark.gov.uk

If you have a question or comment about transport guidance or monitoring, you can:

• email: transportpolicy@southwark.gov.uk
• email: Highways@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, view the Design and conservation webpage.

Planning Enforcement and Monitoring

If you have a question or comment about how we investigate a planning breach you can:

• email: planning.enforcement@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, view the Planning Enforcement webpage.  

Planning Policy  

If you have a question or comment about a planning policy or document, you can:

• phone: 020 7525 5403
• email: planningpolicy@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, see the Planning Policy and Southwark Plan 2022 webpages.

Building Control general enquiries

If you have a question regarding building regulations approval or the building control process, you can:

• phone: 020 7525 5582
• email: building.control@southwark.gov.uk

For further information, view the Building Control webpage.  

Contact the Planning and Growth Department by post

You can contact all teams in the Planning and Growth Department by post at the address below:

Planning and Growth Department

5th Floor Hub 2
Southwark Council
PO BOX 64529
London SE1P 5LX

Page last updated: 23 August 2022