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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 dates6,781Searchable applications
506Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,502 approved or refused records
1,038Refused applications
4,464 approved · 1,038 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and regenerationContact planning Contact building controlLocal plan Local plan 2018Pre-application advice Pre-application advice
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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
- Decided25/02962/DISC
Discharge of conditions 11 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 12 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 24/03782/FUL for "Erection of a detached, two-storey dwellinghouse with accommodation in the roofspace, together with associated landscaping, amenity space, bin and cycle stores and car parking using existing access onto Foxley Lane"
118 Foxley Lane Purley CR8 3NB
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02963/DISC
Discharge of conditions 11 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 12 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 24/03839/FUL for "Erection of a detached bungalow to the rear together with associated landscaping, amenity space, bin and cycle stores"
118A Foxley Lane Purley CR8 3NB
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02964/LP
Erection of a rear roof dormer and installation of three rooflights in the front roof slope
12 Dixon Road South Norwood London SE25 6TZ
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02965/FUL
Change of use from a single dwelling (Use Class C3) to an 7-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) with associated refuse and cycle stores.
156 Canterbury Road Croydon CR0 3HE
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02967/FUL
Erection of temporary palisade fencing at a maximum height of 2.4 metres to the northern, eastern and western boundaries with temporary gates to the north adjacent to the Purley Way (Retrospective application).
Costco 27 - 29 Imperial Way Croydon CR0 4RR
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02968/HSE
Proposed two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, new front porch and loft conversion including dormer windows
9 Caterham Drive Coulsdon CR5 1JN
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02969/HSE
Erection of a single/two storey rear extension.
135 Pollards Hill South Norbury London SW16 4LZ
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02970/DISC
Details pursuant to condition 3 (construction logistics plan) of 24/02477/FUL (Demolition of an existing dwelling and erection of a three-storey building to provide six residential units (2x 1-bed, 2x 2-bed and 2x 4-bed) with associated car parking provision and soft and hard landscaping)
158 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6DA
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02971/HSE
Erection of part single-storey, part two-storey side extension incorporating a garage. Erection of single-storey rear extension. Installation of one rooflight to front roof slope and one rooflight to rear roof slope. Demolition of existing additions and detached garage.
8 Warwick Road Coulsdon CR5 2EE
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02972/TRE
Silver Birch (T1 & T2) - To reduce back to previous reduction points (approximately 1.5m).(TPO 100)
9 Cullesden Road Kenley CR8 5LR
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02973/CAT
T1 Bird Cherry - Reduce back to 3m (just below the first floor window ledge)T2 false acacia - Reduce the crown back by removing between 1.5 laterallyT3 - T8. Sycamore & beech trees - Reduce everything back to the fence/trellis, lifting them off the garage roof and away from the neighbour's window, sympathetically shape the top branches in to match the height reduction
5 Southholme Close Upper Norwood London SE19 2QU
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/02974/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 2.7 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.7 metres.
2 Abingdon Road Norbury London SW16 5QP
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02975/DISC
Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Construction Environmental Management plan), 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 9 (Lighting) of planning permission 24/02477/FUL (Demolition of an existing dwelling and erection of a three-storey building to provide six residential units (2x 1-bed, 2x 2-bed and 2x 4-bed) with associated car parking provision and soft and hard landscaping)
158 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6DA
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02976/FUL
Erection of hip-to-gable and rear dormer extensions to the existing dwelling. Demolition of the existing garage and Erection of a two storey end-of-terrace dwelling with rear dormer and basement. Installation of lightwells to front and rear. Alterations to frontcourt include changes to existing vehicular access, provision of parking bays, cycle and associated landscaping. Land level changes.
2 Coniston Road Coulsdon CR5 3BS
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02977/LP
Erection of an L-shaped dormer extension including a Juliette balcony to the rear, and installation of two rooflights to the front roof slope.
28 Pembroke Road South Norwood London SE25 6PB
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Unknown25/02978/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 2.7 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.7 metres.
3 Abingdon Road Norbury London SW16 5QP
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02979/GPDO
Installation of 2, 252 Solar PV modules, inverters and associated switch gear at the new inspection shed under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Selhurst Traincare Depot Selhurst Road South Norwood London SE25 6LJ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02980/HSE
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION
41 Sumner Road Croydon CR0 3LN
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02981/LP
Change of Use from Use Class C3 dwelling to Use Class C2 as a children's home for up to two children, with a manager and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis.
58 Fairchildes Avenue Croydon CR0 0AL
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02983/GPDO
Installation of solar PV (66.78 kWp system) made up of 126 PV modules across various pitched and flat roofs across the school.
Harris Primary Academy Benson West Way Croydon CR0 8RQ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02984/CAT
T1 - Cuppressus - Fell due to damage to wall.
25 Eden Road Croydon CR0 1BB
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02985/CAT
T1 Acer - Crown reduce by up to 2m, Crown lift to 4m from ground level. Because it over hangs the road and drops debris on parked cars on the drive. T2 Taxus - Crown reduce by up to 2m, Crown lift to 4m from ground level. Because it drops debris on parked cars on the drive. T3 Conifer - remove to ground level. Because low amenities value. T4 Taxus - Crown reduce by up to 2m, Crown lift to 4m from ground level. Because it drops debris on parked cars on the drive. T5 Syringa - reduce in height to 1m from ground level. Because it is growing right next to windows.
132A Lower Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 6AE
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02986/TRE
T1 Oak - Crown Reduction - To reduce the overall canopy by up to 1.5 metres, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood throughout the canopy.(TPO no. 26, 1977)
5 Burrell Close Croydon CR0 7QL
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided25/02987/TRE
T1 Horse Chestnut - remove all suckers associated with the tree that are impeding on adjacent footpath and garden(TPO 25, 1993)
2 Charles Howell Drive Coulsdon Croydon CR5 3JX
Received 15 Sept 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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