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London Borough of Croydon
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Croydon. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,983Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 4,812 approved or refused records
885Refused applications
3,927 approved · 885 refused · 115 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2019 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationContact planning Contact building controlLocal plan Local plan 2018Pre-application advice Pre-application advice
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas20 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
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More application records
- Decided24/03532/HSE
Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
73 Lebanon Road Croydon CR0 6UU
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03535/LP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
47 Addington Road Croydon CR0 3LW
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03604/FUL
Installation of security shutter.
Merchant Court 142 Lebanon Road Croydon CR0 6UW
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03649/HSE
Erection of single storey rear/ side extension. Erection of rear dormer.
21 Silver Lane Purley CR8 3HJ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03654/FUL
Erection of single storey rear and side extension to the existing ground floor flat. Associated site alterations
Flat 1 12 Kidderminster Road Croydon CR0 2UE
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03689/HSE
Extension of existing vehicular crossover and associated alterations.
46 Auckland Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2DJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/03746/LP
Erection of outbuilding
191 Green Lane Norbury London SW16 3LZ
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03777/LE
Certificate of Lawful Use (Existing) as a nursery (Use Class E(f))
Mindful Nurseries Rear Of 2 To 6 Lambert's Place Croydon CR0 2BR
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03783/FUL
Alterations to 1370 London Road alongside the redevelopment of the wider site including the provision of two additional stories above the existing ground level elements to provide 8no. flats (6 of which are new), ground floor alterations to provide 3no. Class E units together with landscaping and associated cycle and refuse stores. Other associated alterations
1358 - 1370 London Road Norbury London SW16 4DE
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03825/FUL
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, installation of a new ground-floor window, and replacement of existing cellar window.
Flat 1 66 St Augustine's Avenue South Croydon CR2 6JJ
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03828/LE
Formation of vehicular access and removal of front boundary wall.
245 Parchmore Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HH
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03882/DISC
Discharge of condition 6 (Landscaping) attached to planning permission REF: 22/03538/CONR for the Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 20/01470/FUL for the demolition of existing bungalow and erect a terrace of 3 x three bedroom houses with shared access and drive way using the existing entrance from Old Farleigh Road and 2 x one bedroom house to the rear accessed via the existing entrance and via under croft, approved 23.02.2023.
Development Site Former Site Of 119 Old Farleigh Road South Croydon CR2 8QD
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03885/ADV
Display of 2 x fascia signs to the north and east elevations, 2 x totem signs and 4 x flags on 6m high flagpoles.
Jewsons 1 - 1A Queensway Croydon CR0 4BD
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03911/DISC
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission REF: 22/03538/CONR for the Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 20/01470/FUL for the demolition of existing bungalow and erect a terrace of 3 x three bedroom houses with shared access and drive way using the existing entrance from Old Farleigh Road and 2 x one bedroom house to the rear accessed via the existing entrance and via under croft, approved 23.02.2023.
Development Site Former Site Of 119 Old Farleigh Road South Croydon CR2 8QD
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03922/FUL
Erection of a detached two storey house with accommodation within the roof space at rear with associated parking, bike and refuse stores.
38B Russell Hill Purley CR8 2JA
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/03948/FUL
Erection of detached dwelling with integral garage and new vehicular access on land to the rear of 14 Hook Hill.
14 Hook Hill South Croydon CR2 0LA
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/04007/FUL
Conversion of a detached garage into a single dwelling, associated site alterations (retrospective)
Access Between 186 And 186A And The Land To The Rear Of 186 And 186 C-E Lower Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 6AH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/04010/FUL
Erection of a row of five (2) two-storey terrace dwellinghouses with roof level accommodation (Use Class C3) (following demolition of two (2) existing single-storey dwellinghouses), Associated amenity, cycle parking, and waste storage spaces, and Alterations including landscaping and removal of existing vehicle crossovers
70-72 Kensington Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8BZ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04014/NMA
Non-material amendment (reduction of the width of extension by 1m) linked to planning application 23/02474/FUL for erection of single storey side/ rear extension and alterations
Flat 1 19 Broomhall Road South Croydon CR2 0PX
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04015/FUL
Erection of single-storey plant outbuilding in car park, Installation of heat recovery unit on roof of three-storey building, and associated alterations
Harris Academy South Norwood 2 Cumberlow Avenue South Norwood London SE25 6AE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04016/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3x two-storey dwellings with accommodation in roofspace and provision of associated parking, landscaping, and cycle and refuse storage
23 The Grove Coulsdon CR5 2BH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04019/FUL
Erection of three-bedroom detached dwelling with associated amenity space, car parking, cycle parking, and refuse storage.
2A More Close Purley CR8 2JN
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04032/FUL
The removal of the temporary accommodation trailers and demolition of existing brick wall. Erection of a replacement brick pier and timber fence boundary treatment.
6 - 8 Oliver Grove South Norwood London SE25 6EJ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/04033/FUL
Part retrospective application for partial demolition of existing detached dwelling and detached garage, with the erection of two storey side and rear extensions to form a pair of semi-detached houses, split into one, three-bedroom unit, and three two-bedroom units.
23 Kendall Avenue South South Croydon CR2 0QR
Received 26 Nov 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Croydon, 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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