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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 dates6,970Searchable applications
508Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,665 approved or refused records
1,077Refused applications
4,588 approved · 1,077 refused · 131 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided26/00251/TRE
T1 Yew: 1.5m Crown reductionT2 Beech: 2m Crown Reduction(TPO 145)
58 Maywater Close South Croydon CR2 0RS
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00252/DISC
Discharge Condition F4, Parts d) and e) of hybrid planning permission reference 25/02016/OUT (as amended by 26/00223/NMA) which relates to the CEMP for demolition of 110a Regina Road and Pre-school/Community Centre.
Regina Road Estate Regina Road And Sunny Bank South Norwood London SE25 4TT
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00253/DISC
Discharge of condition 3 (a) (contamination) in connection with planning permission 25/03057/FUL for the 'Erection of a temporary single storey building (Use Class F2) containing a community space and ancillary office along with associated landscaping, refuse/recycling, and cycle parking facilities for a period of no more than 10 years'
Regina Road Estate Regina Road And Sunny Bank South Norwood London SE25 4TT
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00255/LP
Hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer with Juliette balcony, and three rooflights to front roof slope.
16 Court Hill South Croydon CR2 9NA
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00256/NMA
Non-material amendment (S96a) to planning permission ref. 24/03925/HSE for 'Erection of a single-storey rear/side extension. Replacement of conservatory roof. Installation of one window, one door, and four rooflights to existing detached garage to facilitate conversion to habitable room. Formation of new front boundary fencing.' The proposal seeks to alter the roof material of the conservatory from tile to steel roof panels, and to omit the rooflights.
St Marks Cottage Farm Lane Purley CR8 3PW
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00257/HSE
Garage conversion to habitable space and alterations to the existing rear extension with new flat roof and patio doors, installation of Juliet balconies at first floor, new rear patio and associated landscaping.
28 Purley Hill Purley CR8 1AN
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00258/HSE
Loft conversion includes erection of hip to gable extension and L-shaped dormer in rear roof slopes. Alterations.
13 Howberry Road Thornton Heath CR7 8HZ
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00259/TRE
Horse Chestnut - Repollard(TPO 30, 1979)
66 Beaumont Road Purley CR8 2EG
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00261/CAT
T1 Sycamore: 2 metre crown reduction.
8 Southholme Close Upper Norwood London SE19 2QU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00262/NMA
Non-material amendment (changes to parapets and provision of louvres) linked to application 24/04149/FUL for 'Alterations including replacement of external cladding and associated remediation works'
19 Whytecliffe Road South Purley CR8 2EZ
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00264/FUL
Like-for-like replacement of picture window to the South Elevation
Greystoke House 80 - 86 Westow Street Upper Norwood London SE19 3AF
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00265/LE
Continued use of land as residential garden.
14 Gravel Hill Croydon CR0 5BB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00266/LP
Erection of single storey rear extension. Erection of hip to gable roof enlargement and dormer to rear roof slope together with two roof lights to front roof slope in connection with conversion of resultant roof space to habitable accommodation.
214 King Henry's Drive Croydon CR0 0HN
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00267/DISC
Discharge of condition 7 (materials), 8 (landscaping), 10 (SBD - Part A only), 11 (Glint and Glare), 12 (disabled access) and 13 (travel plan) of planning permission reference 24/00325/FUL granted on the 16/10/2024 for the 'Change of use to temporary 'padel tennis' facility (Class E (d)), with erection of associated buildings/structures and other associated works' to amend the entrance.
1 - 5 Addiscombe Road Croydon CR9 6AB
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00268/TRE
T1 Pine Tree - Remove lower dysfunctional/dying limb (highlighted in pictures)T2 Pine Tree - Remove large overextended limb & reduce lateral crown to make more compact (as per annotated pictures)(TPO 05, 1972)
4 Sprucedale Gardens Croydon CR0 5HU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00269/FUL
Part demolition of rear of building and new extension to form two apartments over ground and 1st floors, part change of use of ground floor from retail / betting shop to residential
17 High Street South Norwood London SE25 6EZ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00270/HSE
Erection of double-storey side extension, single/double-storey rear extension and all associated works.
57 Shirley Avenue Croydon CR0 8SN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00271/LP
Construction of a hip to gable end roof extension, a rear dormer roof extension and the installation of three roof lights within the front roof slope.
26 Briar Road Norbury London SW16 4LX
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00272/LE
Confirmation that a material operation (within the meaning of s56(4) of the Act) has been lawfully carried out with respect to planning permission 24/03159/CONR, so as to satisfy condition 1 (time limit) of the planning permission.
Garages Rear Of 31 - 49 Elmfield Way South Croydon
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00273/HSE
Alterations, erection of single storey rear extension
2 Newton Road Purley CR8 3DN
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00275/HSE
Erection of double-storey side extension, single-storey front extension and all associated works.
107 Crowley Crescent Croydon CR0 4EF
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00276/FUL
Replacement of existing timber sash windows.
33B Central Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 1BW
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00277/HSE
Erection of a single storey side extension. Erection of two dormers to rear roof slope and insertion of 7 rooflights to front roof slope in connection with conversion of resultant roof space to habitable accommodation.
56 Selsdon Park Road South Croydon CR2 8JD
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00278/LP
Erection of rear dormer and installation of two rooflights in front roof slope
115 Dennett Road Croydon CR0 3JH
Received 30 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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