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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 dates6,327Searchable applications
502Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,114 approved or refused records
950Refused applications
4,164 approved · 950 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- Decided25/01210/GPDO
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 5 meters and a maximum height of 2.7 metres
5 Moore Road Upper Norwood London SE19 3RB
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01211/GPDO
Change of use of the rear of the premises from a commercial, business and service use (Use Class E) to a studio flat (Use Class C3).
139 Cherry Orchard Road Croydon CR0 6BF
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01212/HSE
Conversion of garage into habitable space and erection of new front boundary wall
1A Fairholme Road Croydon CR0 3PG
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01213/OUT
Outline application for the consideration of access, layout and scale for: Erection of 1x 4-bedroom and 1x 5-bedroom 2-storey detached dwellinghouses with accommodation in roof to the rear of the site, with associated vehicle access, vehicle and cycle parking, and refuse stores.
The Retreat 14 Zig Zag Road Kenley CR8 5EL
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01214/FUL
Subdivision of single commercial/business/service unit (Use Class E) into two (2) units with associated cycle and waste storage spaces, and Associated alterations including replacement of window openings with a door opening or larger window openings
1433 - 1435 London Road Norbury London SW16 4AG
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01215/FUL
Demolition of existing building and the erection of a two storey building comprising 5 self contained flats together with associated car parking, cycle and refuse storage provision
52 Valley Road Kenley CR8 5BQ
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01216/DISC
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (Construction Logistics Plan) attached to planning permission 24/03214/FUL for the 'External alterations to existing building, including first floor front extension to no. 61, changes to fenestrations including new windows and doors, the creation of courtyard area (removal of roof), and the erection of new walls and gates.'
59 - 61 Brighton Road South Croydon CR2 6ED
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01217/GPDO
Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 4 self-contained residential units under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
2 Lower Road Kenley CR8 5NB
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01218/GPDO
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 4.5 metres with a maximum height of 3.15 metres
183 Norbury Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8AP
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01219/LP
Erection of rear dormer, installation of a rooflight on front roofslope and extension of pipe.
120 Northborough Road Norbury London SW16 4AZ
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01220/FUL
Erection of fourth storey to provide 1 additional flat.
Sterling House 282 Holmesdale Road South Norwood London SE25 6HT
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01221/HSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension including two skylights
68 Limpsfield Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 6BF
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01224/FUL
Proposed ground floor rear / side extension
5 Athole Terrace Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DX
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01225/TRE
T1 Cedar - Fell due to die back(TPO 27, 2024)
Amenity Land Adjoining 52 Postmill Close Croydon CR0 5DY
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01226/HSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension
38 Shirley Road Croydon CR0 7EP
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01227/HSE
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
33 Buttermere Gardens Purley CR8 1EJ
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01228/LP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Change of use from 11 bedroom C2 (supported living accommodation) to 11 bedroom mixed use comprising supported living accommodation, move-on accommodation for residents who have transitioned back to independent living and no longer require support and other social housing accommodation for residents during re-settlement.
30 Chatsworth Road Croydon CR0 1BN
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01229/GPDO
Erection of single storey rear extension projecting out 4.5 metres with a maximum height of 3.06 metres
83 Melrose Avenue Norbury London SW16 4RU
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01230/NMA
Non-material amendment to application reference 18/01211/FUL for "Demolition of the existing building and replacement with a six/seven/eight storey development. Commercial units would be provided on the lower ground (sui generis, A3 and D1/D2) and ground floor (flexible use A1, A2, A3, D1, D2, B1(a)), with 60 flats above with associated public realm improvements and landscaping including courtyard area with, disabled car parking and cycle parking." This application seeks alterations to wording of the trigger points in relation to Conditions 17 and 29 attached to PP 18/01211/FUL.
Development Site Former Site Of 5 - 9 Surrey Street Croydon CR0 1RG
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01231/FUL
Conversion of existing 6-bedroom, 6-person small HMO (Use Class C4) into 7-bedroom, 7-person large HMO (Use Class Sui Generis).
70 Higher Drive Purley CR8 2HF
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01232/LP
Erection of hip to gable enlargement, dormer extension to rear roof slope and three rooflights to front roof slope in connection with conversion of resultant roof space to habitable accommodation.
47A Foxearth Road South Croydon CR2 8EL
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01233/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a 3 storey building to provide 6 no. residential flats with vehicular access, car parking and associated soft and hard landscaping.
Mostyn The Avenue Coulsdon CR5 2BN
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01234/FUL
Demolition of all buildings on site and erection of 3 detached houses. Formation of new vehicular access onto Welcomes Road and stopping up of existing access. Formation of vehicular hardstanding, retaining walls, landscaping and other associated works.
78 Welcomes Road Kenley CR8 5HE
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided25/01235/GPDO
Change of use of first and second floor levels from commercial/business/service space (Use Class E) to dwellings (Use Class C3) to form four (4) self-contained flats, and Associated amenity, cycle parking and waste storage spaces (Prior Approval Notification -- Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA)
1433 - 1435 London Road Norbury London SW16 4AG
Received 7 Apr 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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