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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 dates6,916Searchable applications
507Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,620 approved or refused records
1,070Refused applications
4,550 approved · 1,070 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- Decided25/03910/FUL
Conversion of existing disused site to 3 residential flats with supporting marketing evidence, flood report, fire statement and daylight/sunlight assessment
21 Dering Road Croydon CR0 1DS
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03911/OUT
Outline planning application (access, layout and scale only) for demolition of existing garages and erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses to provide four dwellings.
Hobart Court 60 South Park Hill Road South Croydon CR2 7DW
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03912/HSE
Erection of a two storey rear extension, insertion of a side facing window at first floor level and conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room.
Moot Point Addington Village Road Croydon CR0 5AQ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03913/HSE
Erection of front porch and first floor glazed extension. Alterations to existing fenestration including three windows to south facing elevation, bifold doors to existing rear addition and enlargement of windows to first floor rear elevation. Landscaping works including extension of boundary wall to the north, timber structure in rear garden and alterations to front boundary wall together with the installation of security bollards.
16 St Peter's Road Croydon CR0 1HD
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03914/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 2.6 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.8 metres.
19 Chapman Road Croydon CR0 3NX
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03917/HSE
Alterations, erection of single storey side/rear extension
8 Brancaster Lane Purley CR8 1HE
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03918/LP
Remediation of cavity barriers and insulation behind the rainscreen cladding and brickwork with non-combustible materials. Replacement of balcony decking with non-combustible materials.
Yardmaster House 11 Cross Road Croydon CR0 6FB
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03919/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of conditions 4 (SUDS), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Cycle and Refuse Storage), 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), and 15 (External Energy Generation) attached to planning permission ref. 24/04339/FUL for 'Alteration of roof from hipped to gable end. Erection of part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension incorporating two rear dormers. Installation of four windows to ground floor front elevation. Installation of two dormer windows to front roof slope. Installation of two rooflights to rear roof slope. Conversion of existing dwellinghouse to 5 self-contained residential units with associated parking, amenity space, cycle parking, and refuse storage.'
105A Woodcote Grove Road Coulsdon CR5 2AN
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03920/DISC
Discharge of conditions 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 7 (Landscaping) attached to planning permission ref. 22/02285/FUL for 'Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuildings and erection of a three-storey building containing 6 x 2 bedroom flats and 2 x 4 bedroom detached houses (total 8 dwellings), with associated parking and landscaping
Development Site Former Site Of 2 Welcomes Road Kenley CR8 5HD
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03921/HSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension
61 Semley Road Norbury London SW16 4PL
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03922/LBC
Reinstatement of lost features, alterations to shopfront, the rear and interior, new gate and balustrade and ground level regraded.
18A High Street South Norwood London SE25 6EZ
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03923/FUL
Conversion to form 2 flats, alterations and erection of dormer extension on the rear roof slope
61 Penshurst Road Thornton Heath CR7 7EF
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/03924/CONR
Retrospective application for erection of single storey front extension
11 Lower Barn Road Purley CR8 1HY
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03925/HSE
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, Erection of single storey rear extension. Alterations include changes to roofs, land level and conversion of garage into habitable space.
170 Riddlesdown Road Purley CR8 1DF
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03926/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3.2 metres.
193 Silverleigh Road Thornton Heath CR7 6DT
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03927/LP
Loft conversion includes erection of a rear dormer and installation of two rooflights to front roofslope.
37 Westleigh Avenue Coulsdon CR5 3AD
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03928/LP
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
82 Ederline Avenue Norbury London SW16 4SA
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/03931/PDO
Removal of existing antennas and equipment and installation of 3no. new antennas on an existing rooftop stub mast, all other associated ancillary apparatus and permitted development thereto.
13-28 Sumner Gardens Croydon CR0 3LP
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03933/CAT
G1 - Leyland Cypress Group: To reduce in height to last topping points @ 2.5m and trim all sides.G2 - Lawson Cypress Group: To reduce to 3.5m high and trim to shape.Reasons - Repeat pruning and size control.
The Grange 2 Canon's Hill Coulsdon CR5 1HB
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03934/DISC
Details pursuant to Condition 4 (Car Park Management Plan) attached to permission 25/00639/GPDO for 'Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 26 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).'
35 Dingwall Road Croydon CR0 2ZB
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03935/FUL
Subdivision of the site, demolition of existing garage and alterations to land levels, including excavation, to enable the erection of a detached, two storey dwelling house, with front parking, cycle and bin storage.
11 Rutland Gardens Croydon CR0 5ST
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03936/FUL
Amalgamation and conversion of the existing 2 x single-family dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to an 8-person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) with the erection of a single storey outbuilding and the provision and refuse and cycle storage provision.
24-26 Northwood Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HQ
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03937/HSE
Construction of a two storey rear extension, single storey rear extension, two rear dormer extensions including raising of the ridge height, front porch, three rooflights and changes to the fenestration
46 Grasmere Road Purley CR8 1DU
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03938/FUL
Alteration/enlargement to the existing ground-floor plant room / equipment room, including partial replacement of metal fencing with wall panel in grey render similar in appearance to the existing, installation of painted steel doors similar in appearance to the existing, installation of bollards in front of proposed alterations, and all associated works.
Ryland House 9 Church Road Croydon CR0 1SG
Received 8 Dec 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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