Croydon planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to London Borough of Croydon, updated daily. London Borough of Croydon received 401 planning applications in the last 90 days, 10 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 46 days.
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Recent applications in Croydon
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2 Church Road Kenley CR8 5DU
Nine-flat replacement scheme on Church Road, Kenley. Demolishes an existing house and garage to erect a three-storey block with nine flats, parking, cycle storage and landscaping at full application stage. Demolition, structural frame, brickwork and drainage are the major packages, with M&E and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
77 & Land To Rear Of 75 Woodmere Avenue Croydon CR0 7PX
Five-dwelling scheme replacing a house on a Croydon site. Demolishes an existing dwelling and erects five new homes with shared access, parking and landscaping at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame and drainage packages open early; brickwork and roofing follow at…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
244 Pampisford Road South Croydon CR2 6FS
9-apartment residential scheme, South Croydon. Two-storey apartment building with soft and hard landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and m&e packages form the bulk, with drainage and hard landscaping completing the site works.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Oak Lodge Sanderstead Road South Croydon CR2 0PB
Two-flat upward extension to Oak Lodge, South Croydon. Adds a third storey with two flats plus refuse and cycle storage to an existing building previously granted consent. Roofing, brickwork and M&E dominate; residential fit-out and external alterations follow in a constrained urban site.
Structural frameBrickworkRoofing
46 Wattendon Road Kenley CR8 5LU
Single detached house replacing existing dwelling, Croydon. Demolishes one home and erects a two-storey replacement with parking and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages lead, with fit-out and hard landscaping to follow; the outer South London…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
18 Verulam Avenue Purley CR8 3NQ
Single detached house with full site works, Croydon. New dwelling with landscaping, parking, cycle and refuse storage at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages anchor the job, with brickwork, roofing and site hard landscaping to follow.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
2 Courtland Avenue Norbury London SW16 3BB
Six-bedroom HMO conversion, Croydon (retrospective). Single dwelling reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and bathroom/kitchen packages dominate the scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Unit B 113 - 115 Canterbury Road Croydon CR0 3HH
Warehouse converting to gym, Croydon. 540 sqm B8 unit changes to indoor sports facility at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, flooring and ventilation suit specialist leisure installers.
Fit-outM&EHard landscaping
80 Fairdene Road Coulsdon CR5 1RE
Detached house on a cleared Coulsdon site following demolition. One new dwelling erected after removing existing garages and outbuildings, at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and drainage dominate the build sequence, with brickwork and roofing following to completion.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
337 Selsdon Road South Croydon CR2 6PT
7-person HMO conversion with rear extension and dormer, South Croydon. One dwelling upscaled from five to seven residents with ground-floor extension and rear dormer at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, M&E rewiring and additional sanitary facilities dominate the scope.
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
25 Craignish Avenue Norbury London SW16 4RN
Single dwelling converting to a 5-person HMO, Norbury. One house reconfigured for shared occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, fire compartmentation and rewiring dominate, with new sanitaryware and kitchens throughout.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
15 Portland Road South Norwood London SE25 4UF
Ground-floor retail unit converting to a studio flat, South Norwood. Adds one home to a shopfront property with a new frontage at full application stage. Shopfront glazing, internal partitioning and M&E refit drive the work, plus new kitchen and bathroom fit-out.
GlazingFit-outM&E
31 Foxearth Road South Croydon CR2 8EL
Two-storey side extension and single-storey front and rear extensions, South Croydon. Adds substantial residential floorspace via a two-storey side, single-storey front and rear, and garage conversion at full application stage. Structural steels, foundations, brickwork and roofing are the core…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
63 Norbury Avenue Thornton Heath CR7 8AL
Single/two-storey rear extension, Thornton Heath. Adds depth to an existing house at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks packages open for local contractors in a high-value London market.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
545 Mitcham Road Croydon CR0 3AE
Single-storey rear extension, 30 sqm, Croydon. 6-metre projection with 3.2-metre apex under GPDO Class A prior approval. Glazing, brickwork and groundworks packages suit local installers; south-London labour and material costs apply.
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Planning appeals in London Borough of Croydon
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so London Borough of Croydon is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
London Borough of Croydon, raw rate
25.9%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
4.8 percentage points below expected. London Borough of Croydon's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,784 appeals counted, 1,725 judged either way (446 allowed, 1,279 dismissed), 59 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 20.6% | 28.8% | 1,182 | 1,162 | 239 |
| Householder (HAS) | 36.6% | 35.6% | 448 | 440 | 161 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 54.3% | 36.9% | 47 | 46 | 25 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 33.3% | 36% | 38 | 24 | 8 |
| Enforcement Notice | 23.8% | 13.5% | 28 | 21 | 5 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 28.6% | 33.3% | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 33.3% | 20.6% | 6 | 6 | 2 |
8 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | None judged | 39.8% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
London Borough of Croydon approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder85% (320 decided)
- other91% (156 decided)
- residential58% (65 decided)
- commercial95% (19 decided)
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