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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 dates7,214Searchable applications
508Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,869 approved or refused records
1,127Refused applications
4,742 approved · 1,127 refused · 139 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/02126/TRE
T1 Copper Beech tree: reduce and reshape by 2-2.5 metres, crown thin by 10%.Reason to allow more light into the lawn area underneath.(TPO 37, 2007)
Bramlyn Elton Road Purley CR8 3NN
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02127/LE
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development for the continuous use of the property as a class C4 House in Multiple occupation (HMO) from 2nd March 2019 by the same 4 unrelated tenants under a single joint tenancy agreement.
64 Montpelier Road Purley CR8 2QA
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02128/PDO
Existing 25m Monopole to be removed and replaced with 22.5m MonopoleProposed 6 No. antennas to be added to new monopole (top of proposed antennas 22.5m AGL)Proposed 15No. ERS s to be added to new monopoleProposed 2No. 300� dishes to be added (C/L 16.3m AGL)Existing equipment cabin to be removed and replaced with 2No. cabinets
Pegasus Road Croydon CR0 4RN
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02129/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear of the original property by 6 metres, with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum height of 3.8 metres
42 Braemar Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 7RG
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02130/FUL
Retrospective planning permission for an existing pergola
Builders Arms 65 Leslie Park Road Croydon CR0 6TP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02131/PA8
Installation of a 20m high monopole with 9 No. antennas, 2 No. transmission dishes, wraparound cabinet base, 4 No. equipment cabinets, 1 No. electric meter cabinet, 2 No. GPS modules and ancillary equipment.
54A High Street South Norwood London SE25 6EF
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02133/TRE
T1 Oak - Crown lift branches in the garden of 11 Clifton Road to 3 metres measured from ground level to a max cut size of 50mm.(TPO 35, 1989)
Flat 5 11 Clifton Road South Norwood London SE25 6NJ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02134/DISC
Discharge of Condition 4 (Refuse, Cycle storage and Bollards) attached to permission 26/00822/GPDO for 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 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02135/HSE
Erection of first floor rear extension.
24 Abbots Lane Kenley CR8 5JH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02136/TRE
T1 - Cedar, Lift canopy/ lowest branches to an 8m ground clearanceT2 - Cedar, Reduce height by 2m from 15m - 13m, and to reduce canopy spread by 1m from a 7m spread to 6m total remaining spread.(TPO 08, 2024)
4 Upfield Croydon CR0 5DP
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02138/FUL
Use of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as a residential institution (Use Class C2) for up three children with support from staff.
8 Stroud Road South Norwood London SE25 5DR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02139/TRE
T1 Beech - Crown reduce by approximately 2m to previous pruning points(TPO 13, 1975)
3 Arundel Avenue South Croydon CR2 8BG
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02140/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6 metres with an eaves height of 3 metres and a maximum height of 3 metres
33 Albatross Gardens South Croydon CR2 8QW
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02141/HSE
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, single storey front extension and the conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation.
33 Albatross Gardens South Croydon CR2 8QW
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02142/FUL
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure comprising one charging point and associated works on the footway.
Land Adjacent To 572-576 Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8DN
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02143/HSE
Proposed rear extension.
29 Sumner Road Croydon CR0 3LN
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02144/GPDO
Erection of a single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 5.69 metres with an eaves height of 2.5 metres and a maximum height of 4 metres (amended dimensions).
6 Price Road Croydon CR0 4DB
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02145/LP
Erection of single storey timber shed within the front garden.
106 Hayes Lane Kenley CR8 5HR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02146/FUL
Conversion of a single dwellinghouse to form 3no. self-contained flats (1no. three-bedroom, 1no. two-bedroom and 1no. one-bedroom), with first floor rear, ground floor rear and side extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer, and associated refuse and recycling storage, cycle storage and amenity space (Retrospective).
33 The Crescent Croydon CR0 2HN
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02148/DISC
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 10 (Bikes) and 17 (DSMP) attached to permission 25/00874/FUL for 'Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and an outbuilding to facilitate the change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a Community Centre (Use Class F2).'
175 Brigstock Road Thornton Heath CR7 7JP
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02149/DISC
Discharge of Conditions 6 (SUDS) and 10 (Secure by Design) and 11 (Cycle Parking) attached to permission 23/01737/FUL for Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of a mixed-use 6 storey building comprising commercial at ground floor (Class E) and 21 flats on upper floors, with improvements to the Thomas Turner path forming a high quality pedestrian connection and a new pocket public space (amended description and plans).
3 - 7 Park Street Croydon CR0 1YD
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02151/FUL
Changes to the facade and materiality of the building and replacement of the roof. Alterations to windows and doors, erection of brick-slip piers along existing piers of the facade. Creation of new entrances, cladding of building wall in brick-slips, erection of new roof and associated works.
Faraday House Gladstone Road Croydon CR0 2BQ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02152/TRE
Please check Applicant's Tree Survey for full works.(TPO 21, 2000 and 29, 1974)
Thomas More School Russell Hill Road Purley CR8 2XP
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02153/DISC
Discharge of Condition 3 (Contamination - Verification) attached to permission 25/00133/FUL for Development of site for the storage of operational vehicles, including demolition of existing structures, resurfacing, amendments to access and ancillary infrastructure including new fencing and new ancillary buildings/structures
Land West Of Makro Car Park Peterwood Way Croydon CR0 4UQ
Received 29 Jul 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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