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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 dates6,573Searchable applications
502Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,330 approved or refused records
1,004Refused applications
4,326 approved · 1,004 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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More application records
- Decided25/02208/DISC
Discharge of Condition 6 (Section drawings), Condition 7 (Materials) and Condition 12 (Refuse/cycle stores and EVCPs) attached to permission 21/02848/FUL for 'Erection of a four bedroom detached dwelling with associated parking, landscaping, cycle storage and refuse storage.'
2 Ravenshead Close South Croydon CR2 8RL
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02209/HSE
Demolition of existing utility room and rear chimney breast. Erection of single-storey wraparound extension extending 4m to the rear, with roof lantern.
24 Green Lane Purley CR8 3PG
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02210/HSE
Removal of previous extensions and replace with one larger rear extension
128 Bingham Road Croydon CR0 7EH
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02211/FUL
Continued use as hot food takeaway with installation of extractor fan, ducting outside the building, parking to the rear for delivery mopeds and refuse storage.
33 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JJ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02212/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum height of 3 metres.
9 Caterham Drive Coulsdon CR5 1JN
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02213/TRE
T1 Oak: 3 metre crown reduction and 25% thin due to heartrot and bark cracking.(TPO 09, 1991)
4 Russet Drive Croydon CR0 7DS
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02214/LE
Use of ground floor unit as a self-contained residential flat (Use Class C3), with associated private entrance and one off-street parking space.
29 Watson Place South Norwood London SE25 5EX
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02215/HSE
Alterations, enlargement of roof to include dormer extension on rear roof slope and erection of front porch
346 Chipstead Valley Road Coulsdon CR5 3BF
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02216/CAT
T1 - Cherry plum - Fell due to damaging wallT2 - Pear - Fell (Dead)G3 - Pyracantha - Reduce by 1.5m
Flat A 55 Chatsworth Road Croydon CR0 1HF
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02217/TRE
T1 Horse Chestnut - crown reduce by 2 metres.(TPO No 34, 1991)
16 Rossetti Gardens Coulsdon CR5 2LR
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02218/TRE
Beech located on Amenity Land between 16 and 18 Philand Lane CR5 3GY: 1-2m Crown Reduction(TPO 25, 1993)
Street Record Philand Lane Coulsdon Croydon
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02219/TRE
T1. Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 2m and radius by 1.5m. To raise low canopy to 2.5m measured from ground level of stem.T2. Horse Chestnut - To reduce crown height by 1.5m and radius by 1m. (Exudations on stem)T3. Red Horse Chestnut - To crown raise to 2.5m measured from ground level of stem.(TPO 25, 1993)
8 Charles Howell Drive Coulsdon Croydon CR5 3JX
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02222/HSE
Demolition of exiting rear addition, Erection of single storey rear extension. Conversion of existing garage into habitable space. Alterations include changes to land level and rear patio.
48 Byron Avenue Coulsdon CR5 2JR
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02223/TRE
G1 Cypress: To reduce 3.0m in height only.(TPO 05, 2003)
Ollatrim 39A Hollymeoak Road Coulsdon CR5 3QA
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02224/HSE
Erection of single storey side/rear extension and rear conservatory
56 Ryecroft Road Norbury London SW16 3EH
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02225/LP
Erection of single storey rear extension. Erection of single storey rear outbuilding.
394 Lower Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 7AG
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02226/CONR
Variation of Condition 48 (Superstructure of creative hub building built before first use of retail use) of planning permission 23/04071/FUL (Partial retention of 823 Brighton Road together with demolition of structures to the rear and no.825 to provide a mixed-use development comprising a single retail unit (Class E) fronting Brighton Road together with light industrial / Studio space (Use Class E) for a Creative and Cultural Enterprise Centre to the rear. Creation of new vehicular access and loading bay onto Brighton Road and car park (68 spaces). Installation of 1 totem signage column and other associated works (amended description)). The application seeks to vary the wording of the condition amending 'superstructure' to 'first floor slab'.
823 - 825 Brighton Road Purley CR8 2BJ
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02227/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a 4-bedroom dwelling, with associated refuse store and cycle parking.
14 Devonshire Way Croydon CR0 8BR
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02228/HSE
Increase in the ridge height of the main roof and construction of a dormer extension in the rear roof slope. Installation of two roof lights within the front roof slope
138 Harrington Road South Norwood London SE25 4NB
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02229/FUL
Erection of a two-storey 3-bedroom 4-person detached dwellinghouse in side garden, and all associated works.
1 Harewood Road South Croydon CR2 7AL
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02230/LP
Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer extensions and provision of 3x rooflights in front roofslope
40 Spring Park Avenue Croydon CR0 5EG
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02231/HSE
Alterations, erection of single storey rear/side extension with raised terrace area and associated screening and conversion of existing garage to provide store/utility room
40 Spring Park Avenue Croydon CR0 5EG
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02232/PDO
To install 1 x 9m wooden pole (7.3m above ground).
The Croft 3 Binfield Road South Croydon CR2 7HP
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided25/02233/CONR
Variation of conditions 1 (approved drawings and documents) and 14 (cycle parking) pursuant to permission 24/01811/CONR for 'Variation of condition number 2 (approved documents and drawings) attached to planning permission ref. 20/03470/FUL. [Demolition of dwellinghouse and the construction of a three-storey building above ground with accommodation in roof space and two storeys of lower ground accommodation in order to provide 21 flats with associated vehicle and cycle parking, refuse store, hard and soft landscaping (amended plans and description)]' to allow for the enlargement of Flat 7 and changes to cycle storage
5 Russell Hill Purley CR8 2GH
Received 4 Jul 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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