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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 dates6,048Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 4,870 approved or refused records
897Refused applications
3,973 approved · 897 refused · 117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- Decided24/04339/FUL
Alteration of roof from hipped to gable end. Erection of part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension incorporating two rear dormers. Installation of four windows to ground floor front elevation. Installation of two dormer windows to front roof slope. Installation of two rooflights to rear roof slope. Conversion of existing dwellinghouse to 5 self-contained residential units with associated parking, amenity space, cycle parking, and refuse storage
105A Woodcote Grove Road Coulsdon CR5 2AN
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04340/DISC
Details pursuit of Condition 5 (Noise Management Plan) LPA ref: 23/03216/CONR (Variation of Condition 5 (hours of operation) attached to planning permission ref: 18/06057/FUL for 'Change of use of the ground floor to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis) and external alterations and associated works)
91 High Street Thornton Heath CR7 8RY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04341/FUL
Erection of rear dormer and installation of rooflights on the front roofslope.
23 Grove Road Thornton Heath CR7 6HN
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04343/HSE
Alterations, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, erection of single/two storey/first floor rear extension with gable features, erection of single storey side extension and patio area at rear
5 Hartley Down Purley CR8 4EE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04344/CONR
Variation of condition 4 (approved plans) from planning permission 23/01899/OUT for 'Demolition of the existing house and erection of new three storey building to contain 9no. flats, with all matters reserved apart from layout and scale'. The proposed changes relate to the scale and layout.
275 Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 7HY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04345/FUL
Change of use from Class E(g)(iii) to Class B2 for vehicle repairs with MOT testing
3 Broadfield Close Croydon CR0 4XR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04347/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 5 x 4-bedroom houses, new vehicular access, provision of on-site car parking, cycle and refuse storage and soft and hard landscaping.
8 West Hill South Croydon CR2 0SA
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04348/LP
Conversion of garage to a habitable room
11A Radcliffe Road Croydon CR0 5QG
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04350/HSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
1197 London Road Norbury London SW16 4UY
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04351/GPDO
Single storey rear extension projecting out 7 Meter from the original with a maximum height of 3.05 metres
15 Highfield Road Purley CR8 2JJ
Received 26 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04352/HSE
Alterations, enlargement of roof to include increase in height of roof, erection of a single/two storey side extension and dormer extension on the rear roof slope
15 Highfield Road Purley CR8 2JJ
Received 26 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04353/TRE
T2 Silver Birch - Reduce by 50%/5 metres due to fear of it being blown over.(TPO 21, 1973)
6 Parfour Drive Kenley CR8 5HJ
Received 26 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04354/DISC
Discharge of Condition 10 (Cycles + Bins) attached to PP 22/03301/FUL for Use of the site as a Special Educational Needs School (Use Class F1 (a)) with associated alterations to the fenestration of the building and site layout.
2A Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AA
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04355/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Sound Insulation) attached to permission 14/01660/P for Change of use of rear and upper storeys of 305 - 309 Brighton Road to 3 x 1-bed flats, erection of two-storey side extension & first floor extension to outbuilding at rear to form one studio flat
305 - 309 Brighton Road South Croydon CR2 6EQ
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04356/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 3 (Noise Assessment & ASHP) and Condition 4 (Cycle Parking) attached to 24/01684/FUL 'Alterations, change of use from warehouse/storage unit (use class B8) to photography studio (use class E(g)(ii)), erection of single storey side/front extension, installation of air source heat pumps, re-landscaping of site forecourt, provision of parking and cycle and refuse storage'.
The Warehouse R/O 316 Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3HF
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04357/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of condition 15 (lighting design scheme) attached to planning permission ref. 21/02020/FUL for Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of a 2-3 storey building (including lower ground floor), comprising 7 dwellings, together with car parking, cycle parking, refuse storage and associated landscaping
Ash Villas 86 Bradmore Way Coulsdon CR5 1PB
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04358/DISC
Discharge Conditions 2 (Cycle Storage), 4 (Noise Insulation), and 5 (Contaminated Land) attached to prior approval ref. 20/02611/GPDO for 'Change of use of site from Office (B1a) to Residential (C3) to create 4 residential flats'
2A Norbury Crescent Norbury London SW16 4JU
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04359/LP
Demolition of existing rear extensions and erection of a single storey rear extension. Construction of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope and installation of three rooflights within the front roof slope.
9 Blackhorse Lane Croydon CR0 6RT
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04360/DISC
Discharge of condition 3a (Materials) attached to planning permission 24/02549/FUL for the demolition of existing building; erection of a three-storey building with roofspace accommodation comprising 8 no. residential apartments; provision of car and cycle parking, refuse storage and landscaped amenity areas.
3 South Drive Coulsdon CR5 2BJ
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04361/DISC
Partial discharge of condition 4 (Contamination Report - Site Investigation) of applicaiton 24/00389/FUL (Erection of four x two storey houses with accommodation in the roof space with associated landscaping, refuse storage and cycle storage) approved 9th October 2024.
Land At Junction Of Edridge Road And Coombe Road Croydon CR0 1BD
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04362/GPDO
Erection of Single storey rear extension, extending 6m from rear wall with a maximum height of 3.0m
8 Georgia Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DQ
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04363/HSE
Erection of single storey side/rear extension following demolition of conservatory.
10 Church Way South Croydon CR2 0JQ
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04364/HSE
Erection of roof extension to square off a section of the rear sloping roof to a flat roof
34 Siddons Road Croydon CR0 4JR
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided24/04365/DISC
Details pursuit to Conditions 4 (materials), 5 (refuse), 6 (landscaping), 7 (SuDS) and 14 (energy generation) attached to PP 24/00673/FUL for Demolition of existing garage, erection of detached four-bedroom dwelling and provision of associated parking, cycle and refuse storage.
194 Silverleigh Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DS
Received 30 Dec 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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