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.
4,530 approved · 1,063 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
11 Blacksmiths Hill South Croydon CR2 9AZ
Received 7 Nov 202518 York Road South Croydon CR2 8NQ
Received 10 Nov 2025Former Site Of New Addington Family Support Centre 84B Kennelwood Crescent Croydon CR0 0DQ
Received 10 Nov 202573 Salcot Crescent Croydon CR0 0JP
Received 10 Nov 202543 Central Parade Croydon CR0 0JD
Received 10 Nov 2025Sandleford Morland Avenue Croydon CR0 6EA
Received 10 Nov 20253 Wheat Knoll Kenley CR8 5JT
Received 10 Nov 202511 Waddon Court Road Croydon CR0 4AN
Received 10 Nov 202528 Southern Avenue South Norwood London SE25 4BS
Received 10 Nov 202564 Hathaway Road Croydon CR0 2TP
Received 10 Nov 202573 Stroud Green Way Croydon CR0 7BF
Received 10 Nov 202541 Kenmore Road Kenley CR8 5NW
Received 10 Nov 20257 Laurel Crescent Croydon CR0 8LY
Received 6 Nov 202511 Hunter Road Thornton Heath CR7 8QJ
Received 10 Nov 202511 Hunter Road Thornton Heath CR7 8QJ
Received 10 Nov 2025Land Adjacent To 2 Denmark Road South Norwood London SE25 5QU
Received 10 Nov 202515 Dale Road Purley CR8 2ED
Received 11 Nov 2025Ground Floor Flat 28 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AA
Received 11 Nov 2025Embassy Court 16 Avenue Road South Norwood London SE25 4DY
Received 11 Nov 202532 Hillcrest Road Whyteleafe CR3 0DJ
Received 10 Nov 2025127 Marlpit Lane Coulsdon CR5 2HH
Received 11 Nov 202595 Langdale Road Thornton Heath CR7 7PT
Received 11 Nov 2025127 Godstone Road Kenley CR8 5BD
Received 12 Nov 202560 Ashburton Avenue Croydon CR0 7JE
Received 12 Nov 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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