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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 dates6,917Searchable applications
507Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,621 approved or refused records
1,070Refused applications
4,551 approved · 1,070 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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- Decided26/00026/HSE
Raising roof of existing house and erection of dormer to rear roof slope in connection with resultant roof space to habitable accommodation.
40 Postmill Close Croydon CR0 5DY
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00027/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.
12B Ravenshead Close South Croydon CR2 8RL
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00028/DISC
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Landscaping), 5 (CLP) and 7 (Bin and cycles) LPA ref: 23/02063/FUL (Demolition of the existing rear structures. New rear ground, first floor and roof extensions to the building with other alterations and the continued use of the site as three flats. Site alterations including the provision of car and cycle parking)
6 Pollards Hill East Norbury London SW16 4UT
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00029/PA8
Erection of a 17.5m monopole, 6no. antennae, 3no. RRUs, 2no 0.3m dishes, 2no. cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
O/S 160 - 170 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JB
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided25/04145/FUL
Change of use from single dwelling house (Class C3) to a 5-bedroom 5-person house in multiple occupation (Class C4).
13 Meadvale Road Croydon CR0 6JY
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00031/HSE
Alterations, erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, and rear dormer extension, conversion of existing garage, and provision of 2x rooflights in front roofslope and 1x rooflight in side roofslope
151A Woodcote Valley Road Purley CR8 3BN
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00032/FUL
Proposed internal modification to loft conversion to form studio flat
5 Athole Terrace Bensham Grove Thornton Heath CR7 8DX
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00033/FUL
Demolition of existing disused garage building (Use Class C3); and erection of a single building for extension to existing nursery (Use Class E).
1A Dunbar Avenue Norbury London SW16 4SB
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00034/FUL
Removal of existing shutters and replacement with installation of security shutters of front entrance.
330 Purley Way Croydon CR0 4XJ
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00035/HSE
Alterations, Erection of single storey side/rear extension.
16 Mitchley Grove South Croydon CR2 9HS
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00036/CONR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to PP 25/03197/HSE for 'Erection of a single storey side extension and front porch.' The variation is to alter the roof form of the proposed side extension.
32 Riddlesdown Avenue Purley CR8 1JJ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00037/HSE
Alterations to front garden parking layout, new retaining walls / steps and extended crossover.
71 Fairdene Road Coulsdon CR5 1RJ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00040/HSE
Alterations, partial conversion of existing garage to utility space, including raising height of existing flat roof and associated changes to windows and external doors
83 Arundel Avenue South Croydon CR2 8BL
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00042/TRE
T6021. Lime Tree: 4 metre crown lift and clear base of growth.T6206. Pear Tree: Fell (Exempt Tree, no TPO or Conservation Area covering tree)(TPO 27, 1973)
36 Lancaster Road South Norwood London SE25 4AF
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00043/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 5 metres, with an eaves height of 2.5 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.7 metres.
14 Furtherfield Close Croydon CR0 3DZ
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00044/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 5 metres, with an eaves height of 2.68 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.88 metres.
84 Waddon New Road Croydon CR0 4JB
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00045/HSE
Alterations, Erection of first floor rear extension
111 Goodenough Way Coulsdon CR5 1BU
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00046/LE
Continued use as six self-contained flats (namely Flats 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
169 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JP
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00047/LE
(a) Outbuilding, (b) landscaping and retaining wall (associated with the outbuilding), (c) single-storey rear extension, (d) rear dormer extension with a balcony, (e) installation of 6 rooflights, and (f) conversion of the existing garage into a cinema room
Green Bay Birch Hill Croydon CR0 5HT
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00048/FUL
Erection of an additional storey and the internal reconfiguration of the second floor to provide 8 new flats, together with associated car parking, cycle and refuse storage and other site alterations
Collette Court 150 Selhurst Road South Norwood London SE25 6NE
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00049/CONR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission ref. 23/02480/HSE (Demolition of existing side garage and Erection of single storey front/side/rear extension and alteration) to allow for reductions in depth of ground floor side/rear extension, Alterations include changes to roof form of ground floor extension, rear patio and land level)
15 The Drive Coulsdon CR5 2BL
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00050/LP
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a single-storey rear extension and an L-shaped dormer extension, and the installation of two roof lights in the front roof slope
4 Egerton Road South Norwood London SE25 6RH
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00051/DISC
Discharge of Condition number 6 (contamination) attached to planning permission ref. 25/01329/FUL. (Erection of a part three, part four storey building with public house (Use Class Sui Generis) at ground floor level, a 16-room large House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) on the upper floors, and a self-contained three-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) at first floor level, together with integrated cycle and refuse storage).
Development Site At 35 Whitehorse Road Croydon CR0 2JG
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00052/AUT
Proposal: Minor Material Amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow for the variation of conditions 2, 5, 15, 18, 19, 37, 38, 41, 47, 49 and 52 of application granted under ref. 23/00178/FULL1 (as amended by 23/00178/AMD) for the Phased development including demolition of existing buildings and erection of four blocks to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 230 dwellings, up to 2,714sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity space and play space, cycle parking, refuse storage and plant space in four buildings. Provision of public realm and new pocket park at ground floor with associated landscaping improvements. Provision of commercial car parking spaces and blue badge spaces for the residential accommodation to enable the change to building heights and massing, reduction in the number of units to 228, change in dwelling mix and tenure (now 100% Social Rented Units), omission of Block F, reduction in commercial floorspace to 1064sqm, reduction in standard car parking spaces to 19, revisions to landscaping, internal layout changes and elevational alterations.
Blenheim Shopping Centre High Street Penge London SE20 8RW
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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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