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.
4,576 approved · 1,073 refused · 131 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2019 to 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
NatWest Sports Ground Location , Land To The North Of Turle Road, Streatham, London
Received 19 Jan 2026119 Mead Way Coulsdon CR5 1PR
Received 21 Jan 202625 Grange Gardens South Norwood London SE25 6DL
Received 21 Jan 2026145 Mead Way Coulsdon CR5 1PR
Received 22 Jan 202623C Grove Wood Hill Coulsdon CR5 2EN
Received 22 Jan 2026Flat 3 8 Lancaster Road South Norwood London SE25 4AQ
Received 22 Jan 2026112 Welcomes Road Kenley CR8 5HG
Received 22 Jan 2026Land R/O 58 - 60 Westow Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 1RX
Received 22 Jan 2026Land R/O 58 - 60 Westow Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 1RX
Received 22 Jan 2026Meyrick Court 25 Dunheved Road West Thornton Heath CR7 6AP
Received 22 Jan 2026Development Site Rear Of 35 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 22 Jan 2026Development Site Rear Of 35 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 22 Jan 2026Development Site Rear Of 35 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 22 Jan 2026Development Site Rear Of 35 Birchanger Road South Norwood London SE25 5BA
Received 22 Jan 2026100 Orchard Avenue Croydon CR0 7NB
Received 22 Jan 202615 Beech Way South Croydon CR2 8QR
Received 22 Jan 2026First And Second Floor Offices 85 South End Croydon CR0 1BG
Received 22 Jan 2026Ground Floor Shop Premises 72 Godstone Road Kenley CR8 5AA
Received 22 Jan 202672 Leander Road Thornton Heath CR7 6JW
Received 22 Jan 202614 Stafford Road Croydon CR0 4NL
Received 22 Jan 202616 Hamlyn Gardens Upper Norwood London SE19 2NX
Received 23 Jan 20264 Glen Gardens Croydon CR0 4BQ
Received 23 Jan 20264 Glen Gardens Croydon CR0 4BQ
Received 23 Jan 202692 Northway Road Croydon CR0 6JF
Received 23 Jan 2026Records 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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