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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 dates6,086Searchable applications
501Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 4,906 approved or refused records
904Refused applications
4,002 approved · 904 refused · 117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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More application records
- Decided25/00128/DISC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Noise Impacts) of application 24/02304/FUL (Creation of an electric vehicle (EV) charging zone including the erection of a canopy, two jet wash bays, substation and LV enclosures and associated works) approved on 07.11.2024.
Unit 1 500 Purley Way Croydon CR0 4NZ
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00129/HSE
Retrospective application for outbuilding erected to rear garden.
78 Gibson's Hill Norbury London SW16 3JS
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Unknown25/00130/FUL
Demolition of existing building and erection of 2 bed/3p house with associated bike and bins storage.
353 Morland Road Croydon CR0 6HF
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00131/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 22/02245/FUL for the demolition of existing garage/store and erection of a single-storey detached dwelling and associated parking. The amendment is for the addition of high level roof window located on the north east elevation.
61 Fairdene Road Coulsdon CR5 1RJ
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00132/FUL
Erection of a raised roof of an existing industrial unit with a new roof (retrospective).
Unit 1 Northwood Road Industrial Estate Northwood Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HQ
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00133/FUL
Development of site for the storage of operational vehicles, including demolition of existing structures, resurfacing, amendments to access and ancillary infrastructure including new fencing and new ancillary buildings/structures.
Land West Of Makro Car Park Peterwood Way Croydon CR0 4UQ
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00134/LP
Installation of electrical upstands for recharging vehicles and associated power related development.See covering letter/statement and submitted plan for details.
The Hare And Hounds 325 Purley Way Croydon CR0 4NU
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00136/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/01484/FUL. (Demolition of existing building and erection of a four storey block of flats (including roofspace accommodation) and associated car parking, cycle parking, bin storage and landscaping). To vary phasing on condition 13 (Public Art).
67 Higher Drive Purley CR8 2HR
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00137/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00772/CONR. (Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission 19/03282/FUL Demolition of existing buildings, erection of a three/four/five storey building comprising 40 residential units, provision of up to 24 car parking spaces and associated refuse and cycle storage). To vary phasing of condition 16 (Public Art).
Development Site Former Site Of 59 - 63 Higher Drive Purley CR8 2HR
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00138/HSE
Erection of a first floor rear extension (resulting in a three-storey rear extension)
75 Westfield Avenue South Croydon CR2 9JZ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00139/HSE
Erection of single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of conservatory and 1x chimney).
95 Livingstone Road Thornton Heath CR7 8JY
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00140/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Fire Safety Strategy) of application 24/02304/FUL (Creation of an electric vehicle (EV) charging zone including the erection of a canopy, two jet wash bays, substation and LV enclosures and associated works) approved on 07.11.2024.
Unit 1 500 Purley Way Croydon CR0 4NZ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00141/HSE
Erection of a part single, part two storey side and rear extension, and alteration to the roof of the existing single storey side addition.
35 Gravel Hill Croydon CR0 5BJ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00142/HSE
Roof extension including raising the ridge height, installation of a rear-facing dormer and rooflights to front elevation.
22 The Ridge Way South Croydon CR2 0LF
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00143/LP
Erection of L-shaped dormer and installation of two rooflights on the front roofslope.
102 Crowther Road South Norwood London SE25 5QR
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00144/TRE
T40 Sycamore - dead, fell to ground level T41 Hawthorne - dead, fell to ground levelT127 Oak - dead, fell to ground levelT130 Sycamore - dead - fell to ground levelT132 Sycamore - dead - coppiceT133 Sycamore - dead - fell to ground levelT134 Oak - dead - fell to ground levelT136 Hawthorn - dead - fell to ground levelT137 Sycamore - dead - fell to ground level(TPO 24, 1986)
Miniature Rifle Range Deepdene Avenue Croydon CR0 5JP
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00145/GPDO
Erection of Single storey rear extension projecting out 6 metres with a maximum height of 3 metres
50 Carolina Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00146/HSE
Conversion of garage into habitable room, raising of the parapet and roof.
50 Carolina Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00147/HSE
Erection of single storey rear/side extension.
17 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00148/TRE
Fell x1 Oak trees in back gardenx1 Oak has root disease and large fungus at the base of the tree(TPO no. 58, 1987)
1A Hill Drive Norbury London SW16 4NP
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00149/TRE
Robinia (T1 & T2) - Fell due to Laetiporus sulphureus fungal brackets present. Pine (T3) - To remove lowest limb of mature Pine tree located in the front garden that is overhanging the road (outlined in Red on the pictures).(TPO No. 1, 1972)
55 Upper Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 8DJ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00150/HSE
Erection of hip to gable, rear dormer, x3 front rooflights and single storey rear extension.
7 Crescent Way Norbury London SW16 3AL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00151/HSE
Erection of hip to gable, rear dormer, x4 front rooflights and single storey rear extension.
9 Crescent Way Norbury London SW16 3AL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00152/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of condition 10 (external facing materials) attached to permission ref. 21/04007/OUT for Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 5 dwellings with associated access, amenity and cycle/refuse provision
316 Old Lodge Lane Purley CR8 4AQ
Received 16 Jan 2025
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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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