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.
4,472 approved · 1,042 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
101 Tower View Croydon CR0 7PZ
Received 22 Sept 2025Regina Road Estate South Norwood London SE25 4TT
Received 22 Sept 202552 Limpsfield Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 6BE
Received 22 Sept 202552 Limpsfield Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 6BE
Received 22 Sept 202591 George Street Croydon CR0 1LD
Received 22 Sept 2025179 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 5SS
Received 22 Sept 20259 Rydons Wood Close Coulsdon CR5 1ST
Received 22 Sept 202510 Upper Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 8DE
Received 22 Sept 202510 Upper Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 8DE
Received 22 Sept 202510 Upper Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 8DE
Received 22 Sept 202515 Grimwade Avenue Croydon CR0 5DJ
Received 22 Sept 202544 Rectory Park South Croydon CR2 9JN
Received 22 Sept 202520A - 20J Lancaster Road South Norwood London SE25 4AR
Received 22 Sept 202581 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4UN
Received 22 Sept 202576 Valley Road Kenley CR8 5BU
Received 22 Sept 202524 Abercorn Close South Croydon CR2 8TG
Received 22 Sept 202527 Hilltop Road Whyteleafe CR3 0DE
Received 23 Sept 2025Kenley Sports Club And Cricket Ground Little Roke Road Kenley CR8 5NL
Received 23 Sept 2025161 Woodside Green South Norwood London SE25 5HY
Received 22 Sept 20254 Buckingham Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8AS
Received 23 Sept 2025Basement 304 - 306 Bensham Lane Thornton Heath CR7 7EQ
Received 23 Sept 2025106 Strathyre Avenue Norbury London SW16 4RQ
Received 23 Sept 202591 Foxley Lane Purley CR8 3HP
Received 23 Sept 2025Old Palace School Old Palace Road Croydon CR0 1AX
Received 23 Sept 2025Records 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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