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.
4,680 approved · 1,111 refused · 136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
6 Bennetts Way Croydon CR0 8AA
Received 13 May 2026Flat 1 117C Waddon New Road Croydon CR0 4JE
Received 13 May 2026Warehouse 516 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 7YG
Received 13 May 202616A Parker Road Croydon CR0 1DU
Received 13 May 2026Land North Of Warbank Social Club, Layhams Road, BR2 6AR
Received 13 May 202612 Audley Drive Warlingham CR6 9AH
Received 13 May 2026Baker House 160 Handcroft Road Croydon CR0 3LE
Received 14 May 202637 Foxearth Road South Croydon CR2 8EL
Received 14 May 2026Sports Pavilion, Cresswell Drive, Beckenham
Received 11 May 202683 Chelsham Road South Croydon CR2 6HZ
Received 14 May 2026Warehouse 516 London Road Thornton Heath CR7 7YG
Received 14 May 202610B Hook Hill South Croydon CR2 0LA
Received 14 May 2026122 Benhurst Gardens South Croydon CR2 8NW
Received 14 May 20263 Larcombe Close Croydon CR0 5SR
Received 14 May 2026Royal Russell School Coombe Lane Croydon CR9 5BX
Received 14 May 2026200 Woodside Green South Norwood London SE25 5EW
Received 14 May 202664 Norton Gardens Norbury London SW16 4TA
Received 14 May 2026224 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AW
Received 15 May 2026224 Bensham Manor Road Thornton Heath CR7 7AW
Received 15 May 202698-100 Lower Addiscombe Road Croydon CR0 6AU
Received 15 May 20261 Oakwood Place Croydon CR0 3US
Received 15 May 202641 Farley Road South Croydon CR2 8DB
Received 15 May 2026244 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6FS
Received 15 May 202670 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JA
Received 15 May 2026Records 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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