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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Croydon. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,167 approved · 950 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
233 Hayes Lane Kenley CR8 5HN
Received 9 Apr 202517 Coulsdon Road Coulsdon CR5 2LJ
Received 9 Apr 2025252 High Street Croydon CR0 1PG
Received 9 Apr 202541 Chapman Road Croydon CR0 3NX
Received 10 Apr 2025Petersfield Bishops Walk Croydon CR0 5BA
Received 10 Apr 202527 Northborough Road Norbury London SW16 4BD
Received 10 Apr 2025Council Lighting Asset Column Number: N3 Amp House Dingwall Road Croydon CR0 2LX
Received 10 Apr 2025239 Silverleigh Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DX
Received 10 Apr 202516 Stafford Road Croydon CR0 4NL
Received 10 Apr 2025Garages Rear Of 31 - 49 Elmfield Way South Croydon
Received 10 Apr 2025Downsview Methodist Church Waddington Way Upper Norwood London SE19 3XH
Received 10 Apr 2025Land Adjacent To Optima Court Coulsdon CR5 3EA
Received 10 Apr 20258-10 Newlands Cottagess Fox Lane Caterham CR3 5QS
Received 10 Apr 2025123 Addington Road South Croydon CR2 8LH
Received 10 Apr 20259 Mead Way Coulsdon CR5 1PP
Received 10 Apr 2025Garages Rear Of 31 - 49 Elmfield Way South Croydon
Received 11 Apr 2025109 Brian Avenue South Croydon CR2 9NJ
Received 11 Apr 20251006 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 7PJ
Received 11 Apr 202522-24 Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 6PB
Received 11 Apr 2025138 Handcroft Road Croydon CR0 3LE
Received 11 Apr 202527 Carew Road Thornton Heath CR7 7RF
Received 11 Apr 20252 - 60 Halstead Close Croydon CR0 1TZ
Received 11 Apr 2025Development Site At 42 Welcomes Road Kenley CR8 5HD
Received 11 Apr 2025Land Rear Of 13 To 73 Stafford Road Duppas Hill Road Croydon
Received 11 Apr 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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