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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 dates6,397Searchable applications
502Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,179 approved or refused records
964Refused applications
4,215 approved · 964 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided25/01577/GPDO
Change of use of existing building from commercial use (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) creating 124 x new dwellings (Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO 2015) (as amended).
Mott Macdonald House 8 - 10 Sydenham Road Croydon CR0 2EE
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/01578/FUL
Alterations and extension to the existing residential apartment building to provide 8 no. apartments, with associated soft and hard landscaping.
244 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6FS
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/01579/FUL
Retrospective planning permission is sought for works to combine a semi-detached pair of houses to a single large home and to regularise the extensions granted under PP 23/04401/FUL.
202 - 204 Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3UX
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/01580/HSE
Erection of ground-floor rear and side extension, first-floor side extension, front and rear dormers, conversion of garage to habitable rooms, installation of a new pitched porch roof, alteration to first-floor external materials, reconfiguration of existing fenestration to front elevation, formation of rear and side patios with planters, and all associated works (amended description).
37 Stanhope Road Croydon CR0 5NS
Received 12 May 2025 - Decided25/01581/HSE
Erection of single storey wrap-around side/rear extension and internal alterations.
20 Headcorn Road Thornton Heath CR7 6JP
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01582/FUL
Change of use of the site from a dwelling (C3) to a dwelling and a day nursery for up to 10 children (Sui Generis)
174 Norbury Crescent Norbury London SW16 4JY
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01583/LP
Erection of rear dormer and rooflights in the front roofslope
9 Stratford Road Thornton Heath CR7 7QL
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01584/LP
Erection of a hip to gable roof extension and rear dormer, including two rooflights to the front roofslope and a window to the gable end.
6 Wolsey Crescent Croydon CR0 0PE
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01585/LP
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean-to structure.
67 Grange Road South Norwood London SE25 6TH
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01587/DISC
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) of LPA ref: 22/05360/FUL (Demolition of existing structures and buildings. Erection of 9 mews houses with associated landscaping, refuse storage and cycle parking).
Land To The Rear Of 15-35 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01588/LP
Erection of single storey rear extension
45 Ashley Road Thornton Heath CR7 6HW
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01590/HSE
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
87 Sandown Road South Norwood London SE25 4XD
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01591/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which extends 3.5 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum height of 3.20 metres
41 Keston Road Thornton Heath CR7 6BT
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01592/DISC
Details pursuit to Condition 4 (CLP/MS) attached to PP 23/02904/FUL for the erection of two-storey end-terrace dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with habitable loft level, associated amenity, cycle parking and waste storage spaces (following removal of existing open storage yard (Use Class B8) and associated elements) and associated alterations.
Land Adjacent 2 Denmark Road South Norwood London SE25 5QU
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01593/GPDO
Change of use of the ground floor of the building from commercial use (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3) to create 1 flat under Schedule 2, Part 3, class MA of the GPDO (2015) (as amended)
5 Beddington Terrace Mitcham Road Croydon CR0 3HG
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01594/CONR
Variation of condition 4 (approved drawings) pursuant to permission 21/04007/OUT for 'Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 5 dwellings with associated access, amenity and cycle/refuse provision' to allow for changes to the roof design, internal layout, ceiling heights and provision of porch canopies
Development Site At 316 Old Lodge Lane Purley CR8 4AQ
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01595/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres with a maximum height of 3 metres.
10 Dunheved Road West Thornton Heath CR7 6AP
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/01596/LP
Demolition of existing coal shed at rear, erection of single storey rear extension and erection of hip to gable roof extensions and rear dormer, including insertion of three rooflights to the front roofslope.
43 Whitgift Avenue South Croydon CR2 6AZ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01597/LP
Construction of a gable end roof extension and the erection of a rear dormer extension with Juliet balcony and the provision of 1x rooflights in front roof-slope
22 Crescent Way Norbury London SW16 3AJ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01598/NMA
Non-material amendment to application 24/03574/HSE for demolition of existing garage; erection of single storey side/rear extension, side dormer roof extension and front porch with alterations including to fenestration and existing rear patio
10 Meadow Hill Purley CR8 3HL
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01600/LP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
70 Kynaston Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AY
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01601/FUL
Installation of mesh fencing and gates to the front of the academy
Ark Blake Academy 6 Morland Road Croydon CR0 6NA
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01602/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 4 (SuDS) and 6 (Landscaping) of planning permission 22/05329/FUL (Demolition of existing garage, formation of access from Rectory Park and the erection two detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping).
20 Rectory Park South Croydon CR2 9JN
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/01603/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 5 (SuDS) and 7 (Landscaping) of planning permission 23/00940/FUL (Erection of pair of semi-detached dwellings (2 no.) with associated parking and landscaping to the rear of 22 Rectory Park. Access off Rectory park via the approved access drive associated with development at 20 Rectory Park (ref 22/05329/FUL)
22 Rectory Park South Croydon CR2 9JN
Received 14 May 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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