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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 dates6,223Searchable applications
502Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,021 approved or refused records
931Refused applications
4,090 approved · 931 refused · 124 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/00721/HSE
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed to the rear of the dwelling.
26 Mitchley Avenue Purley CR8 1DT
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00722/DISC
Discharge of conditions 6 (cycle parking) and 7 (construction logistics plan) of applicaiton 24/03216/GPDO (Change of use of the ground floor from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (residential) to provide 1 x 1-bed and 1 x 2-bed residential flats) approved on 27th January 2025.
59 - 61 Brighton Road South Croydon CR2 6ED
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00723/FUL
Demolition of a garage, erection of a dormer extension and change of use from single dwelling to 3 self-contained flats (2 x 2 bedroom flats and 1 x 1 bedroom flat).
1 Preston Road Upper Norwood London SE19 3HG
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00724/LP
Erection of rear dormer and 3 front rooflights
4 Woodside Park South Norwood London SE25 5DN
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00726/HSE
Alterations, erection of single-storey side infill extension and conversion of existing garage to provide a habitable room
2 Trinity Close South Croydon CR2 0EP
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00727/GPDO
Erection of single Storey Rear Extension projecting out 5 metres with a maximum height of 3.6 metres
9 Mead Way Coulsdon CR5 1PP
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00728/TRE
T3 Horse Chestnut Strip ivy, 20% thin and dead wood for lightT9 Maple reduce crown by 25% for light(TPO 27, 1992)
Empire Court 357 Grange Road Upper Norwood London SE19 3BL
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00729/FUL
Erection of dormer extension to rear and outrigger roofslopes, insertion of 2x rooflights into front roofslope of flat.
13 Leicester Road Croydon CR0 6EB
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00730/LP
Extension of existing decked area and formation of access steps to the rear garden.
23 Canham Road South Norwood London SE25 6RZ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00731/HSE
Demolition of existing garage and erection of two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension
9 Woodcote Park Avenue Purley CR8 3ND
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00732/GPDO
Erection of single Storey Rear Extension projecting out 4 metres with a maximum height of 3.5 metres
20 Cumberland Road South Norwood London SE25 4RE
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00733/DISC
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (CLP) attached to Planning Permission ref. 21/04100/FUL for 'Erection of single/two-storey rear/side extension to form two-storey dwellinghouse with habitable roof level, Associated amenity, cycle parking and waste storage spaces, Erection of single-storey rear extension, and dormer extension on rear of main roofslope, Installation of rooflight on front of main roofslope, and Associated alterations'
1 Brickfield Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DS
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00734/LP
Erection of a hip to gable end roof extension, construction of a rear dormer extension and installation of three rooflights in the front roof slope.
5 Heatherset Gardens Norbury London SW16 3LS
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00735/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Landscaping) from planning permission 24/01204/FUL for 'The erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden to provide ancillary home gym and storage space for two of the existing flats. Other associated site alterations'
Bhima Court 37 Havelock Road Croydon CR0 6QQ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00736/HSE
Alterations. Conversion of garage to habitable room, erection of dormer roof extension with Juliet balcony, insertion of 3x rooflights in front roofslope, changes to fenestration.
1 Wharncliffe Gardens South Norwood London SE25 6DG
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00737/LP
Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer includes installation of five rooflights on front roof slope
19 Hartley Hill Purley CR8 4EP
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00738/CAT
T1 Ash - 3 metre crown reduction
18A Clyde Road Croydon CR0 6SU
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00739/LP
Installation of external staircase.
Cypress Junior School Cypress Road South Norwood London SE25 4AU
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00740/HSE
Demolition of existing rear store. Erection of a single storey rear extension and provision of an external staircase to provide access to the rear garden.
654 Davidson Road Croydon CR0 6DJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00741/CAT
T1 Elder: fell due to subsidence
97 Central Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 1BY
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00742/DISC
Discharge Condition 9 (Waste Storage) attached to Planning Permission ref. 21/01619/FUL, as amended by Non-Material Amendments refs. 23/00786/NMA and 25/00561/NMA, for 'Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of two 3-storey buildings, comprising of 7 dwellings, together with car parking, amenity space, cycle parking, refuse storage and associated landscaping'
158 Purley Downs Road South Croydon CR2 0RF
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00743/FUL
Provision of externally clad and insulated converted shipping containers (4no. 40ft) to provide 2 classrooms together with a further 20ft shipping container for storage
Archbishop Tennisons Church Of England School Selborne Road Croydon CR0 5JQ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00744/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Logistics Plan) attached to permission 24/00591/FUL for Demolition of former New Addington Leisure Centre (Class F2) and erection of a Community Diagnostics Centre (Class E(e) - Health or Medical Services) with associated landscaping, alteration to access from Chertsey Crescent, car parking, substation and refuse and cycle storage
Former New Addington Leisure Centre New Addington Croydon Surrey CR0 0JB
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00745/FUL
Change of use from commercial, business and service (class E(a)-(d)), and pub and drinking establishments (including those with expanded food provision) and takeaways (class Sui Generis) to medical or health services (class E(e)).
Unit 1 2 Ruskin Square Croydon CR0 2WF
Received 4 Mar 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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