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London Borough of Croydon planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Croydon decided more than 3,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 21% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Croydon’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for London Borough of Croydon

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Croydon’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 3,200
Share refusedof those approved or refused 21%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 15%of more than 760 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 520
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 22%about one in five
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held more than 250plan adopted 2018

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Croydon’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue for appeal A is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area. 5. The main issue for appeal B is the effect of the proposed development on amenity, with particular regard…”

    Dismissed, 2026

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2021

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.