Croydon vs Ealing — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Croydon and Ealing? A side-by-side comparison based on 36,270 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Croydon: 80.1%

19,625 decisions · 15,711 approved · 3,914 refused · 29 wards

Ealing: 85.7%

16,645 decisions · 14,273 approved · 2,372 refused · 30 wards

Overall approval rates

Croydon (19,625 decided)

80.1%

Ealing (16,645 decided)

85.7%

By application type

Advertisement — Croydon (354 decided)

85.6%

Advertisement — Ealing (208 decided)

89.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Ealing (2,532 decided)

84.4%

Discharge of Conditions — Croydon (3,598 decided)

98.1%

Discharge of Conditions — Ealing (2,800 decided)

94.4%

Full — Croydon (8,812 decided)

69.7%

Full — Ealing (7,158 decided)

82.6%

Listed Building — Croydon (59 decided)

76.3%

Listed Building — Ealing (102 decided)

90.2%

Other — Croydon (4,313 decided)

86.3%

Other — Ealing (732 decided)

85.2%

Prior Approval — Croydon (577 decided)

40.7%

Prior Approval — Ealing (1,443 decided)

75.1%

Trees — Croydon (1,912 decided)

91.0%

Trees — Ealing (1,670 decided)

95.6%

What the numbers mean

There is a 5.6 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Croydon 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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