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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 dates6,808Searchable applications
506Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,524 approved or refused records
1,045Refused applications
4,479 approved · 1,045 refused · 131 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 areas20 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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- Decided25/03134/HSE
Ground floor rear extension and wc
13 Ash Road Croydon CR0 8HW
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03138/HSE
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, Erection of part single/part double storey rear extension. Erection of first floor side extension, Conversion of garage into gym and office, Alterations include changes to rear patio.
34 Grimwade Avenue Croydon CR0 5DG
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03139/LP
Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer extension includes installation of 2x rooflights to the front roofslope.
6 Northwood Avenue Purley CR8 2EP
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03140/HSE
Alterations, demolition of existing garage and single storey side extension, erection of two-storey side extension and single-storey rear/side extension, and provision of replacement entrance steps
14 Sundown Avenue South Croydon CR2 0RP
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03141/FUL
Alterations; change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to 1x 4-bedroom 5 person HMO (C4), cycle storage and erection of outbuilding in rear garden (following demolition of garage) (part retrospective).
136 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AW
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03143/HSE
Demolition of existing conservatory, Erection of single storey rear extension. Installation of chimney. Alterations include changes to front porch.
18 Blacksmiths Hill South Croydon CR2 9AY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03144/HSE
Conversion of garage into habitable space, installation of timber-framed casement windows and glazed canopy roof over.
31 Ryecroft Road Norbury London SW16 3EW
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03145/DISC
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Croydon Children Priority Plan), 6 (Management Plan) and 7 (Cycle Parking and Bin Storage) attached to permission 25/00243/FUL dated 19.05.2025 for 'Single storey rear extension, rear dormer extension and 2 front rooflights [Retrospective]. Proposed change of use from residential dwelling (use class C3) to supported accommodation (use class C2) for 4 children aged 16-17.'
64 Edward Road Croydon CR0 6DY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03146/ADV
Display of three blue aluminium signs to advertise the entrances to the school.
Old Palace School Old Palace Road Croydon CR0 1AX
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03147/FUL
External alterations to elevations including blocking up of existing windows and doors and formation of new windows, doors, and balconies.
Peter Sylvester Centre 11 Bramley Hill South Croydon CR2 6LX
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03148/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension, dormer extension to existing rear roof slopes and conversion of resultant property into two flats comprising 1 x 1-bed and 1 x 3-bed together with associated amenity space, cycle storage and refuse storage provision. (Amended description)
26 Pemdevon Road Croydon CR0 3QN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03150/HSE
Erection of part single/part double storey side/rear extension, Erection of front porch. Conversion of garage into habitable space.
44 Byron Avenue Coulsdon CR5 2JR
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03151/ADV
Installation of internally illuminated lettering on a non-illuminated fascia and one externally illuminated projection sign, together with the refurbishment of an ornate clock
7 - 11 High Street Croydon CR0 1QB
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03152/HSE
Demolition of existing garage and conservatory, alterations, erection of a part single/part two storey front/side extension to include front porch and roof canopy, part single/part two storey rear extension, enlargement of roof to include the raising of the roof and erection of dormer extension on the rear roof slope
113 Brian Avenue South Croydon CR2 9NJ
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03153/DISC
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) attached to planning permission ref. 22/02285/FUL for 'Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuildings and erection of a three-storey building containing 6 x 2 bedroom flats and 2 x 4 bedroom detached houses (total 8 dwellings), with associated parking and landscaping
Development Site Former Site Of 2 Welcomes Road Kenley CR8 5HD
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03154/NMA
Application for a non-material amedment in relation to planning reference 25/00568/HSE for the erection of a ground floor rear extension and alterations/enlargement to terrace, granted planning permission 29.04.2025. The amendment is to increase the depth of the extension from 2.7m to 3m and to extend the patio area to a depth of 3.2m.
19 Woodlands Grove Coulsdon CR5 3AN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03155/FUL
Change of use from a 4-bedroom small HMO (Class C4) to a 8-bedroom large HMO (Sui Generis).
34 Stroud Road South Norwood London SE25 5DR
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03156/LP
Erection of a 3m deep single-storey rear extension, rear dormer loft extension and installation of 3no. rooflights at roof level.
11 Stuart Road Thornton Heath CR7 8RA
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03157/FUL
Partial demolition of the existing building, erection of a second floor extension and change of use of part of the ground and first floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Residential (Use Class C3) to provide eight self-contained dwellings.
Warehouse 516 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 7YG
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03158/TRE
T1, Wild Cherry - To FellT2, Common Ash - To fell to safe height.T3, Common Ash - To fell to safe height.T4, Common Ash - To fell to safe height.T5, Common Ash - To fell to safe height.T6, Common Ash - To reduce whole tree to 8m high.G7, Common Ash - To fell to safe height.T9, Quince - To remove split limb and prune out wound. To shorten adjacent top lateral branches overhanging footpath to balance.G19, Common Ash - (4 Marked Stems) - To fell to safe height.(TPO 47)
Barnfield Shaw, Land On The South West Side Of Limpsfield Road South Croydon
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03159/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of condition 3 (refuse management plan) attached to prior approval ref. 24/02674/GPDO for Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to form 19 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Maple House 118 High Street Purley CR8 2GN
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03160/FUL
Alterations, conversion of upper floors to form 2x studio flats, erection of single-storey rear extension, second floor rear extension, alterations to shopfront, and provision of roof terraces, external steps, and associated cycle and refuse storage.
6 Ye Market Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 6PW
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03161/DISC
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (Refuse Strategy) attached to prior approval ref. 24/04266/GPDO for 'Change of use from offices (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 14 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).'
Nordic House 120 High Street Purley CR8 2AD
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decided25/03162/FUL
Conversion of a single family dwelling into 3 self contained flats (1x 2 bedroom and 2x1 bedroom), alterations to include alterations to land levels at rear/retaining wall/steps, erection of gable end roof extension, dormer extension on the rear roof slope and erection of a single storey rear extension
84 Isham Road Norbury London SW16 4TF
Received 26 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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