Retail (A class) development (2011/2012 – 2018/2019)
London Development Database
The primary source of the council’s development data is the London Development Database (LDD). Although the LDD is owned and managed by the Greater London Authority, it is the responsibility of the borough to input the correct data about planning applications approved within their boundaries.
Boroughs are required to record information about all planning permissions on the LDD which do one of two things. As a result of an approved planning application, this is where there is either:
- a net change in the number or type of residential units on a site, or
- a net change of 1000sqm or more of non-residential floorspace
It is at the discretion of the boroughs to include applications where there are net changes of non-residential floorspace below 1000sqm. Generally data officers at Southwark Council record smaller schemes to provide more effective monitoring data however it may not capture every small site (particularly if no housing was proposed). The data provided below is therefore given in terms of schemes with a threshold of over 1,000sqm (mandatory data) and over 0sqm (including some voluntary data).
It must be caveated that figures derived using the threshold of ‘over 0sqm’ may not be a fully accurate reflection of smaller scale changes in non-residential floorspace. Therefore interpreting LDD data when using smaller amounts of non-residential floorspace should be done with caution.
Page last updated: 05 April 2023
