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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4,625 approved · 1,097 refused · 135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Conservation areas20 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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- Decided26/00827/CAT
T6 - Willow (Goat): RemoveDue to subsidence
42 Ryecroft Road Norbury London SW16 3EQ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00828/HSE
Alterations, erection of single-storey side extension to provide garage, single-storey side extension and conversion of existing garage to form habitable room, changes to land levels, extension of raised terrace and resurfacing of existing driveway
6 More Close Purley CR8 2JN
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00829/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4 metres, with an eaves height of 2.7 metres and a maximum roof height of 3.82 metres.
16 Francis Road Croydon CR0 2RT
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00830/HSE
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions, single storey front, side and rear extensions, and loft conversion including the erection of hipped roof extensions, increased ridge height, dormer to the rear roofslope and insertion of rooflight to the side roofslope and insertion of two rooflights to the front roofslope.
110 Devonshire Way Croydon CR0 8BS
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00831/HSE
Demolish existing conservatory and erect a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof.
74 Mount Park Avenue South Croydon CR2 6DJ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00832/FUL
Erection of two storey side/rear infill extension, erection of rear dormer, hip to gable roof extension to existing rear projection, alterations to internal layout and fenestration and associated works.
1A & 1B Saxon Road South Norwood London SE25 5EQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00833/DISC
Details pursuit to Condition 16 (Water Efficiency) attached to PP 21/03413/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings, erection of a five storey building (plus part lower ground floor) fronting Bensham Lane and the erection of three storey building (including lower ground floor), with a total of 75 residential dwellings, formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage (amended description).
Basement 304 - 306 Bensham Lane Thornton Heath CR7 7EQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00834/DISC
Details pursuit to Condition 18 (Highway Matters) attached to PP 21/03413/FUL for the demolition of existing buildings, erection of a five storey building (plus part lower ground floor) fronting Bensham Lane and the erection of three storey building (including lower ground floor), with a total of 75 residential dwellings, formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking, landscaping, refuse and cycle storage (amended description).
Basement 304 - 306 Bensham Lane Thornton Heath CR7 7EQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00836/FUL
Erection for first floor side extension and changes to rear fenestration
26 Lonsdale Road South Norwood London SE25 4JJ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00838/HSE
Erection of a single storey infill extension between main house and garage to the front. Removal of existing bay window and doors and installation of bi-folding doors to the south elevation at ground floor. Juliet Balconies to replace existing door/windows to the south elevation at first floor, installation of doors and enlargement of existing terrace area to the east elevation. Erection of raised decking to the rear.
Beechwood Bridle Way Croydon CR0 5AH
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00839/DISC
Details pursuant to condition 4 (hard and soft landscaping) and condition 13 (flooding) of planning reference 21/06339/FUL for the Construction of 3 houses on land to the side and rear of 11 Blacksmiths Hill granted 09.09.2022.
11 Blacksmiths Hill South Croydon CR2 9AZ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00840/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 erection of dormer extension on the rear roof slope
113 Brian Avenue South Croydon CR2 9NJ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00842/LP
Erection of dormer in rear roof slope and roof lights in front roof slope
49 Mallard Road South Croydon CR2 8PX
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00844/LP
Erection of a garden room
2 Hillcroft Avenue Purley CR8 3DG
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00846/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission reference 13/02238/P granted on the 05/09/2013 for 'Alterations and erection of single storey side extension and orangery to the rear' to alter the existing rear orangery glazed roof and install 2 rooflights
1A Graham Close Croydon CR0 8HS
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00847/DISC
Details pursuant to the discharge of condition No. 9 - (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission 24/03555/FUL.Erection of single-storey rear/side infill and wraparound extension (Update of Expired Planning Permission ref. 21/00518/FUL) granted 11.04.2025
Stovell House Surgery 188 Lower Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 6AH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00848/FUL
Conversion of existing dwelling into two self-contained dwellinghouses. Raising of existing roof ridge. Erection of rear dormer roof extension. Subdivision of existing rear garden. Erection of single-storey rear outbuilding for use as a home office / studio. Extension of existing vehicle crossover. Alterations to front land levels. Alteration to existing rear patio.
50 Beaumont Road Purley CR8 2EG
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00851/DISC
Details pursuant to condition 5 (Tree Protection measures) 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 20 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00852/HSE
Alterations, demolition of existing side/front extension, swimming pool, outbuilding, and pergola, and erection of single storey front/side/rear extension and external steps
130 Whytecliffe Road North Purley CR8 2AS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00853/LE
Lawful Development Certificate for Change of use of property from (Class C3) Dwelling, to a House in Multiple Occupation for 6 persons (Class C4) (Amended description)
3 Meadow View Road Thornton Heath CR7 7HA
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00854/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
6 Kerr Close South Croydon CR2 8AT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00855/HSE
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension.
108 Farley Road South Croydon CR2 7NE
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00856/NMA
Non-material amendment (change to the front porch design; alteration/adjustment to a ground-floor side window and a first-floor front window; removal of a ground-floor side window, a first-floor side window and a first-floor front window; and installation of a rooflight to the rear extension) linked to planning application 25/01580/HSE for 'Erection of ground-floor rear and side extension, first-floor side extension, front and rear dormers, conversion of garage to habitable rooms, installation of a new pitched porch roof, alteration to first-floor external materials, reconfiguration of existing fenestration to front elevation, formation of rear and side patios with planters, and all associated works (amended description)'.
37 Stanhope Road Croydon CR0 5NS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00857/HSE
Erection of a two-storey side extension, replacement porch roof to front garden, new/replacement front garden wall and new metal gates.
9 The South Border Purley CR8 3LL
Received 23 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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