Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,286 approved · 990 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Queens Court Colliers Water Lane Thornton Heath CR7 7LA
Received 11 Jun 202576C - 76F Beulah Road Thornton Heath CR7 8JF
Received 11 Jun 20251 - 21 Songhurst Close Croydon CR0 3RQ
Received 11 Jun 2025115 Benhurst Gardens South Croydon CR2 8NZ
Received 11 Jun 2025Clevedon Court 12 Normanton Road South Croydon CR2 7JW
Received 11 Jun 2025Land To The Rear Of 1 To 7 Acacia Road Norbury London SW16 5PP
Received 11 Jun 2025118 Auckland Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2RP
Received 11 Jun 2025188 Chaldon Way Coulsdon CR5 1DH
Received 12 Jun 202517 Springfield Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DZ
Received 12 Jun 202531 Cullesden Road Kenley CR8 5LR
Received 12 Jun 2025Land Between 136 And 138 Buller Road Thornton Heath CR7 8QZ
Received 12 Jun 20255 Lacey Avenue Coulsdon CR5 1LQ
Received 12 Jun 2025381 Holmesdale Road South Norwood London SE25 6PN
Received 12 Jun 202596-98 George Street Croydon CR0 1PJ
Received 12 Jun 2025St Columbas Hall Charnwood Road South Norwood London SE25 6NT
Received 12 Jun 202534 The Vale Coulsdon CR5 2AW
Received 13 Jun 2025The Glade Farm Drive Purley CR8 3LP
Received 13 Jun 20258 Elm Close South Croydon CR2 7AH
Received 13 Jun 2025Flat 1 Vicarage Court 215 Church Road Upper Norwood London SE19 2QQ
Received 13 Jun 20253 Marlpit Lane Coulsdon CR5 2HE
Received 13 Jun 20258 Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3LS
Received 13 Jun 20252 Featherbed Lane Croydon CR0 9AE
Received 13 Jun 202521 Firs Road Kenley CR8 5LD
Received 13 Jun 20257 Chestnut Grove South Croydon CR2 7LL
Received 13 Jun 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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