Croydon Council approves 80.5% of planning applications, based on 31,361 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Croydon sits 4.5 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 3,472 decided applications, Croydon Council approved 80.0% of planning applications in 2025. Across 31,361 decisions on record (June 1986 to October 2026), the overall approval rate in Croydon is 80.5%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Croydon council planning portal records · Data to 2 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Croydon.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 24,554 | 5,699 | 30,253 | 81.2% |
| Full | 6,781 | 1,589 | 8,370 | 81.0% |
| Prior Approval | 1,857 | 372 | 2,229 | 83.3% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 97 | 0 | 97 | 100.0% |
| Trees | 36 | 0 | 36 | 100.0% |
| Advertisement | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% |
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Check My PostcodeHow Croydon’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 15.3pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Croydon council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| None | Demolition of the existing commercial building and erection of a furniture distr | Approved |
| None | Change of use from 2 no. maisonettes (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occup | Approved |
| None | Change of use to the ground floor maisonette from dwelling house (Use Class C3) | Approved |
| None | Erection of single-storey building to provide an office and provision of associa | Refused |
| None | Erection of an outbuilding | Approved |
| None | Erection of single-storey rear and side extension | Approved |
| None | Erection of a rear dormer window, installation of roof windows to front roof slo | Approved |
| None | Erection of a single-storey garage on an existing vacant parcel of land, with as | Refused |
| None | Erection of replacement boundary wall | Approved |
| None | Erection of outbuilding at rear | Approved |
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Based on 31,361 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Croydon is 80.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 31,361 planning decisions from Croydon council. 25,233 were approved and 6,128 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, June 1986 to October 2026.
The average approval rate in Croydon is 80.5%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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