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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 dates7,041Searchable applications
508Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,722 approved or refused records
1,097Refused applications
4,625 approved · 1,097 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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.
More application records
- Decided26/00799/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4.5 metres, with an eaves height of 2.95 metres and a maximum roof height of 3.5 metres.
9 Tudor Close South Croydon CR2 9DX
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00800/LP
Installation of rooflights on front roof slope, erection of gable end roof extension and dormer extension on rear roof slope
83 Falkland Park Avenue South Norwood London SE25 6SQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00802/HSE
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
12 Longley Road Croydon CR0 3LH
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00803/PA8
Removal of 1no existing 8m mock telegraph monopole with existing antennas and 2no existing equipment cabinets to be replaced with 1no new 20m monopole with wrap-around cabinet accommodating new antennas with 2no other new equipment cabinets and other associated ancillary works thereto including the installation of 1no new GPS node.
Transmitter Mast Opposite St Paul's Church Croham Road South Croydon
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00804/HSE
Erection of a single/two storey front/side/rear extension to include a front porch
17 Springfield Road Thornton Heath CR7 8DZ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00805/LP
Erection of rear dormer extension includes the installation of a Juliet balcony.
28 Keston Avenue Coulsdon CR5 1HL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00806/HSE
Erection of single-storey rear/side extension. Erection of single-storey front porch extension. Erection of rear dormer roof extension. Installation of three rooflights to front roof slope and two rooflights to side roof slopes.
185 Brighton Road Purley CR8 4HF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00807/HSE
Erection of single storey rear extension
159 Mitcham Road Croydon CR0 3NB
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00809/HSE
Ground floor side extension with flat roof and dummy pitch at the front
18 York Road South Croydon CR2 8NQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00810/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and garage. Erection of 4no. two-storey semi-detached dwellinghouses and 2no. two-storey detached dwellinghouses, with associated access, vehicle parking, cycle parking, refuse storage, and soft landscaping.
25 Woodfield Hill Coulsdon CR5 3ED
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00812/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 8 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum roof height of 3 metres.
30 Wyvern Road Purley CR8 2NP
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00813/GPDO
Installation of Solar PV to the campus building roof space
John Ruskin Sixth Form College Selsdon Park Road South Croydon CR2 8JJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00814/HSE
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
3 Rockhampton Road South Croydon CR2 7AQ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00815/LP
Erection of single-storey rear extension in place of the existing rear extension/conservatory
14 Abercorn Close South Croydon CR2 8TG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00816/OUT
Outline application for demolition of 165 Godstone Road and erection of 8no. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses. (Access, Layout, and Scale ONLY to be considered).
165 Godstone Road And Land R/O Of Birchwood Court And Douglas Court Kenley CR8 5BL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00817/LP
Erection of hip to gable and rear dormer extension and provision of 3x rooflights in front roof slope
13 Covington Gardens Norbury London SW16 3SE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00818/LP
Use of one room of existing dwelling (Class C3) as an ancillary office space for taxi hire.
7 Fullerton Road Croydon CR0 6JD
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00819/TRE
T1 Pine - Fell(TPO 07, 2008)
72 Chelsham Road South Croydon CR2 6HY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00820/HSE
Erection of two storey rear and side extension, single storey front and side extensions, loft extension with 3no. rear dormers and raising of ridge line by 1m and associated alterations.
64 Highfield Road Purley CR8 2JG
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00821/HSE
Erection of part-one, part-two storey rear extension and installation of 2no. rooflights to rear roof slope.
4 Old Lodge Lane Purley CR8 4DE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00822/GPDO
Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to provide 8 flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and associated works
94 Park Lane Croydon CR0 1JB
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00823/FUL
Conversion of dwelling into 2 x self-contained flats with associated amenity space, cycle, and refuse storage.
Lulworth Raymead Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 7SB
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00824/FUL
Installation of a ventilation pipe to the rear of the property.
36 George Street Croydon CR0 1PB
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00826/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4.5 metres, with an eaves height of 2.7 metres and a maximum roof height of 2.95 metres.
13 Southviews South Croydon CR2 8SH
Received 18 Mar 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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