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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 dates6,309Searchable applications
502Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,100 approved or refused records
950Refused applications
4,150 approved · 950 refused · 125 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2019 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown25/01124/PDO
The proposed installation of a telecommunications base station comprising of a 30 metre high lattice tower with 4 no. antennas and 1 no. transmission dish, 1 no. equipment cabinet and 1 no. electric meter cabinet, located within a fenced compound, and ancillary development thereto.
Premier Inn 104 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5RB
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01125/HSE
Erection of single storey rear/side extension
46 Headcorn Road Thornton Heath CR7 6JP
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01126/GPDO
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 5 metres with a maximum height of 2.9 metres
66 Zion Road Thornton Heath CR7 8RG
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01127/LP
Erection of a rear roof dormer extension with addition of two rooflights to the front roof slope.
115 Estcourt Road South Norwood London SE25 4SA
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01128/FUL
Use of the first floor accommodation as a House of Multiple Occupation for 5 persons (Retrospective).
First Floor Flat 88 Selsdon Park Road South Croydon CR2 8JT
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01129/HSE
Part conversion of car port. Erection of single storey rear extension.
18 Crawford Crescent Coulsdon Croydon CR5 3GL
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01130/GPDO
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 5 metres with a maximum height of 2.9 metres
66 Zion Road Thornton Heath CR7 8RG
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01131/LP
Erection of a single storey rear extension, L-shaped dormer on the rear roof slope and 2 rooflights at the front roof slope.
29 Dalmally Road Croydon CR0 6LU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01132/GPDO
Erection of two additional storeys above the existing detached block of flats to provide 10 new self-contained dwellings (increasing the total number of flats from 10 to 20), with associated external alterations and the provision of refuse and cycle storage. (Prior Approval under Class A, Part 20, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended).
4 - 6 Granville Gardens Norbury London SW16 3LL
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01133/LP
Erection of a rear dormer and 3 rooflights on the front roof slope
3 Bishops Park Road Norbury London SW16 5TU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01134/FUL
Erection of two x 2 bedroom dwellings with new access from Connersville Way, associated car parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and landscaping
Land R/O 64 Waddon Road Croydon CR0 4JD
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01136/DISC
Details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Detailed Junctions), 4 (Rendering), 5 (Windows), and 6 (Cycle and Waste Stores) attached to Planning Permission ref. 21/03808/FUL for 'Erection of cycle storage and bin stores to the front of building, and external changes to existing elevations (in association with 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 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01137/HSE
Erection of two-storey side extension with side porch and single-storey rear extension, following the demolition of existing rear extension, and all associated works.
130 Kent Gate Way Croydon CR0 5AR
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01138/HSE
Erection of single-storey side/rear extension in place of the existing garage
107 Bridle Road Croydon CR0 8HQ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01139/LP
Construction of a dormer extension within the rear roof slope and installation of one rooflight within the front roof slope.
31 Lynton Road Croydon CR0 3QX
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01140/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials), 5 (Landscaping) and 12 (SUDS) attached to planning permission ref. 22/00960/FUL for the erection of an attached one and two storey building to provide a two bed dwellinghouse, together with associated parking space, landscaping, bin and bike store.
18 Ripley Close Croydon CR0 0RP
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01141/HSE
Conversion of garage/storeroom to habitable accommodation together with external alterations.
409 Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8DP
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01142/HSE
Erection of single storey rear/side extension and raised terrace
1 Days Acre South Croydon CR2 0ER
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01144/DISC
Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permisison 24/03811/FUL granted for part-retrospective application for the provision of a new staircase to access the first floor office/staff room, and other external alterations to the facade of the building.
Warehouse 15A Churchill Road South Croydon CR2 6HE
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01145/FUL
New shopfront including relocation of entrance door and levelling out of internal floor level
168 Addington Road South Croydon CR2 8LB
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01146/HSE
Erection of double storey front extension incorporate the erection of front dormer and raise of roof. Erection of rear dormer. Erection of single storey rear extension. Alterations include changes to land level.
41A Woodmansterne Road Coulsdon CR5 2DJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01147/FUL
Alterations to form additional bedroom; for use as a residential care home (Use C2) for up to 4 children with physical disabilities
11A Jamaica Road Thornton Heath CR7 7HD
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01148/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.4 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00 metres
3 Bishops Park Road Norbury London SW16 5TU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided25/01149/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension, erection of a single storey rear extension with terrace above (with 1.8m high solid brick perimeter walls), general reconfiguration/refurbishment of main building, internal alterations to detached cabin, increase in the number of pupils at any one time to 102, together with parking for cycles, scooters and buggies.
9 South Park Hill Road South Croydon CR2 7DY
Received 31 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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