Brent vs Croydon — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Brent and Croydon? A side-by-side comparison based on 50,692 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Brent: 74.4%

25,442 decisions · 18,932 approved · 6,510 refused · 27 wards

Croydon: 79.2%

25,250 decisions · 19,993 approved · 5,257 refused · 29 wards

Overall approval rates

Brent (25,442 decided)

74.4%

Croydon (25,250 decided)

79.2%

By application type

Advertisement — Brent (510 decided)

80.6%

Advertisement — Croydon (430 decided)

84.7%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Brent (4,325 decided)

71.2%

Discharge of Conditions — Brent (399 decided)

76.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Croydon (4,678 decided)

98.0%

Full — Brent (17,833 decided)

74.0%

Full — Croydon (11,423 decided)

68.0%

Listed Building — Brent (75 decided)

89.3%

Listed Building — Croydon (76 decided)

76.3%

Other — Brent (1,511 decided)

81.9%

Other — Croydon (5,499 decided)

85.5%

Prior Approval — Brent (237 decided)

45.1%

Prior Approval — Croydon (730 decided)

39.5%

Trees — Brent (552 decided)

96.2%

Trees — Croydon (2,414 decided)

92.0%

What the numbers mean

There is a 4.8 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Brent is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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