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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4,090 approved · 931 refused · 124 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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- Decided25/00746/ADV
Installation of 2 x fascia signs and 2 x high-level projecting signs.
Unit 1 2 Ruskin Square Croydon CR0 2WF
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00747/CONR
Variation of condition 2 (list of approved plans) of application 20/00279/FUL (Internal alterations to facilitate the change of use of the upper basement of Delta Point from a car park to a 90-room hotel (C1) as approved on 3rd July 2020). The substitution of plans is to facilitate a reduction in the overall bedroom numbers to 66, internal reconfigurations, the relocation of cycle and bin stores and other associated amendments.
Delta Point 35 Wellesley Road Croydon CR0 2GU
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00748/CONR
Variation of conditions 8 (landscaping), 14 (phasing plan), 15 (SuDS) and 21 (approved drawings) from planning permission 16/06526/FUL, for 'Demolition of existing structures and buildings at 585-603 London Road, erection of hotel (C1) and aparthotel rooms (C1) and ancillary services, the formation of new vehicular accesses onto London Road and Dunheved Road North, new public realm, car, coach and cycle parking, landscaping and refuse and recycling facilities'. Changes are proposed to the position and massing of the phase 1 hotel and alterations to the phasing plan, removal of basement level car parking, reconfiguration of basement level 1 with altered lightwells to provide additional hotel rooms and other associated site alterations.
585 - 603 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 6AY
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00749/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 20/00279/FUL (Internal alterations to facilitate the change of use of the upper basement of Delta Point from a car park to a 90 room hotel (C1) as approved on 3rd July 2020). Amendment is sought to the description of development to remove the words "a 90 room hotel (C1)" and replace this with "a hotel (C1) with up to 90 rooms".
Delta Point 35 Wellesley Road Croydon CR0 2GU
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00750/LP
Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden with a maximum height of 2.5 metres.
8 Aschurch Road Croydon CR0 6JS
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00751/TRE
T1 LIME CUT BACK THE CANOPY TO THE PREVIOUS REDUCTION POINT APPROX 2M.(TPO 6, 2009)
12 Lawford Gardens Kenley CR8 5JJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00752/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing commercial unit at the ground floor.
46 Thornton Road Thornton Heath CR7 6BA
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00753/DISC
Discharge of condition 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) of planning permission 24/01002/FUL for: "Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of a pair of two-storey semi-detached houses with habitable loft space. Provision of two on-site car parking spaces, with associated soft and hard landscaping, changes in land levels and provision of cycle and refuse storage."
Development Site At 10A The Drive Coulsdon CR5 2BL
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00754/HSE
Double storey side extension and a single storey wrap around extension
154 Purley Oaks Road South Croydon CR2 0NS
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00755/TRE
T1 Scots Pine: Crown Reduce by 20/25 feet to reduce windsail.(TPO 27, 2009)
5 Oaks Way Kenley CR8 5DT
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00756/FUL
Alterations, erection of single/two storey side and single storey rear extension and Change to Use from Dwellinghouse (C3 use) to 9 bedroom (9 person) HMO (sui generis) which includes the detached annexe at rear including associated parking, bin and cycle storage facilities
38 Brighton Road Purley CR8 2LG
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00757/TRE
T1 Sycamore - 30% Crown Thin to allow more lightT2 Norway Maple - Crown lift - 2 branches to be removed as per enclosed photograph - branches obstruct garden path and have caused injury to the resident.(TPO 48, 1988)
3 Petworth Close Coulsdon CR5 3EW
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00758/HSE
Part one/two storey side/rear extension and alteration of roof from hip to gable end.
99 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AG
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00759/GPDO
Erection of Single storey rear extension projecting 4.8m from the rear elevation with a maximum height of 3 meters
99 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AG
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00760/CAT
T1. Common Horse Chestnut - To shorten overextended Northeasterly limb-branch ends-by 2m in length and remove major dead wood.T2. Common Lime - To remove maturing basal branches/stems and prune away from street light.T6. Common Lime - To remove basal growth including maturing basal stems and raise low canopy to 4m.T9. Common Lime - To remove basal growth.T16. Lawson Cypress - To Fell.T19. Common Lime - To remove basal growth.T20. Sweet Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T21. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 4m.Reasons - see attached tree survey schedule.
Cumnor House Nursery School 13 Woodcote Lane Purley CR8 3HB
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00761/CAT
T1. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 1.5m & radial spread by 1.5m.T2. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 2m & radial spread by 2m and raise low canopy to 5.2m.T3. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T4. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T5. Common Horse Chestnut - To raise low canopy to 3m.T11. Common Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 2m & radial spread by 1.5m.T12. Common Beech - To raise low branches overhanging road to 5.2m high.T24. Field Maple - To raise low branches overhanging road to 5m high.T37. Sycamore - To remove basal growth.T40. Prunus - To reduce heavily leaning stem, branch ends by 3m.T46a. Prunus - To re-top at 1.8m high or remove tree.T54. Common Lime - To raise low canopy to 4m and remove basal growth.T56. Yew - To raise low branches overhanging parking bays to 3m.Reasons - see attached tree survey schedule.
Cumnor House Girls School 1 Woodcote Lane Purley CR8 3HB
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00762/DISC
Details pursuant to conditions 12 (bins and cycle storage) and 13 (solar panels) of planning permission 23/02918/FUL for demolition of existing dwellings; erection of a two-storey development with roof accommodation comprising 8 family dwellings; provision of new access; provision of 12 parking spaces, refuse and recycling stores, secure cycle parking and communal landscaped amenity space.
Development Site At 29 - 31 Hollymeoak Road Coulsdon CR5 3QA
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00763/HSE
Erection of single storey side/rear extension
217 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4UY
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00764/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
3 Holly Bush Terrace Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3SD
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00765/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
1 Holly Bush Terrace Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3SD
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00766/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
4 Holly Bush Terrace Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3SD
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00767/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
1 Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3RY
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00768/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
3 Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3RY
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00769/FUL
Installation of external roller shutters and shutterbox to shopfront
5 Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3RY
Received 5 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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