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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 dates6,866Searchable applications
507Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,575 approved or refused records
1,057Refused applications
4,518 approved · 1,057 refused · 131 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2019 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationContact planning Contact building controlLocal plan Local plan 2018Pre-application advice Pre-application advice
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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided25/03503/FUL
Erection of two storey rear extension at lower and ground floor level, creation of lightwell to rear with balustrade, erection of rear dormer to outrigger roof slope, dormer window in rear roof slope and insertion of 4x rooflights in rear, side and front roofslopes to residential care home (use C2) to facilitate supported living accommodation (use C2).
Brigstock House 57 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JH
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03504/LE
Retention of raised decking installed in the rear garden.
90 Northwood Avenue Purley CR8 2EQ
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03505/FUL
Construction of roof extension to provide 2 flats
770 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 6JB
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03508/HSE
Erection of single storey, detached double garage in front/side garden.
12 Dickenswood Close Upper Norwood London SE19 3LA
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03509/FUL
Alterations to shopfront to include the relocation of the ATM, ramp with railings and mechanical plant on flat roof
Co Op 351 Limpsfield Road South Croydon CR2 9BY
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03510/AUT
Details of reserved matters (access, appearance, landscape, scale and layout) for the residential sites known as Rockhills and Sydenham Villas, parts of Phases 2a and 2b of the Crystal Palace Park regeneration development, pursuant to Condition 1 of outline planning permission 20/000325/OUT, for the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of new residential buildings (Use Class C3) at Rockhills and Sydenham Villas comprising of 202 homes, including a Community Centre at Rockhills, alterations to hard surfaces, ground levels and tree removal; landscaping enhancements; provision and rearrangement of pedestrian paths/vehicular access routes, car and cycle parking, drainage and ground works, and other associated works Location: CRYSTAL PALACE PARK, THICKET ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8DT
Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Road, Penge, London, SE20 8DT
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03511/HSE
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side/rear extension. Alterations.
73 Mount Park Avenue South Croydon CR2 6DW
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Unknown25/03512/AUT
Renovation and ground floor extension to provide a mental health care crisis centre (Use Class C2) comprising 4 bedrooms, an accessible room and support space.
651 Wickham Road Shirley Croydon CR0 8EH
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03513/CONR
Variation to Conditions 2 (plans) and Condition (4) attached to planning permission 24/04015/FUL to amend the submitted Noise Impact Assessment
Harris Academy South Norwood 2 Cumberlow Avenue South Norwood London SE25 6AE
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03514/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 roof height of 3 metres.
26 Woodville Road Thornton Heath CR7 8LG
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03515/CAT
T1 Poplar - Re-pollard back to previous pollarding points.
50 South Vale Upper Norwood London SE19 3BA
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03516/CONR
Variation of Condition 4 (Noise Assessment Compliance) attached to PP 24/01103/FUL for 'Alterations. Erection of substation. Erection of two fenced compounds. Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps on supporting systems complete with acoustic enclosure and associated works.'
Harris Primary Academy Benson West Way Croydon CR0 8RQ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03517/TRE
T1, T2, T3, Lime: Prune back to give 2m clearance from building(TPO 34, 1988)
21 Elmwood Road Croydon CR0 2SN
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03518/LP
Construction of a hip to gable end roof extension at the rear, erection of two dormer roof extensions in the side roof slopes and installation of one rooflight within the front roof slope and the removal of chimney stack.
37 Pollards Hill South Norbury London SW16 4LW
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03519/LP
Erection of single storey side extension and conversion of existing garage into habitable space.
10 Edgehill Road Purley CR8 2NA
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03520/CONR
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) in relation to application reference 22/02039/FUL allowed on appeal (reference: APP/L5240/W/23/3314504) for alterations to land levels, erection of 2 pairs of semi-detached dwellinghouses to the rear of nos. 5 & 7 Hartley Old Road, provision of associated vehicular access/access road and parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space, cycle provision and refuse and recycling storage
5 - 7 Hartley Old Road Purley CR8 4HH
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03522/FUL
Erection of single-storey front extension to shopfront with integrated shutters.
199 - 201 Brighton Road South Croydon CR2 6EG
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03523/HSE
Erection of a detached outbuilding.
8 Wyvell Close Croydon Croydon CR0 7DY
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03524/TRE
T5 Yew - Fell(TPO 05, 1980)
5 Hartley Old Road Purley CR8 4HH
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03525/FUL
Alterations to the existing shopfront, including the installation of replacement awnings (retrospective)
12A Suffolk House George Street Croydon CR0 1PE
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03526/FUL
Alterations, conversion of existing outbuilding to form a 1-bedroom dwelling, erection of extension to outbuilding, and provision of solar panels, rooflights and associated cycle and refuse storage
93 Waddon Road Croydon CR0 4JH
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03527/FUL
Use of Totstars Play Barn as a registered early years nursery offering childcare and education for children (Use Class E(f)) aged 9 months to 5 years from Monday to Friday with continued use as a soft play facility (Use Class E(d)).
Addington Village Inn 36 Addington Village Road Croydon CR0 5AQ
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03529/LP
Erection of L-shaped rear dormer and 2 rooflights in front roof slope
276 Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3HF
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/03530/NMA
Non-material amendment (changes to layout) linked to planning permission 25/00695/HSE for formation of vehicular access, driveway and associated landscaping. Alterations include changes to land level and boundary treatment. (partly retrospective)
6 Somerton Close Purley CR8 4BA
Received 30 Oct 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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