Croydon Planning Applications

Review Croydon planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Croydon Planning Trends

Croydon recorded 4,142 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 3,424 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 78.0%, 7.2 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Croydon took 7.5 weeks on average. That is 1.1 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is PW18, with 331 applications.

Total decisions

3,424

Approval rate

78.0%

Weeks to decision

7.5


Croydon total	3,424	78.0% 78.0%	7.5
O	9	100.0% 100.0%	2.9
SHS18	95	88.4% 88.4%	6.9
WA18	140	87.9% 87.9%	7.2
NAN18	16	87.5% 87.5%	7.0
OC18	120	87.5% 87.5%	6.9
CPUN18	161	87.0% 87.0%	6.9
PHW18	44	86.4% 86.4%	7.5
NAS18	52	84.6% 84.6%	9.5
SVF18	66	83.3% 83.3%	7.5
SHN18	102	82.4% 82.4%	7.4
SAV18	101	81.2% 81.2%	7.7
KE18	158	80.4% 80.4%	6.4
CT18	173	80.3% 80.3%	7.0
FA18	183	80.3% 80.3%	9.1
SA18	207	78.7% 78.7%	7.5
SN18	127	78.7% 78.7%	8.6
POR18	100	78.0% 78.0%	7.0
ADE18	90	75.6% 75.6%	7.3
WS18	109	75.2% 75.2%	8.3
PW18	281	74.7% 74.7%	6.8
NP18	145	74.5% 74.5%	7.8
ADW18	90	73.3% 73.3%	7.4
WT18	145	73.1% 73.1%	7.4
BG18	111	73.0% 73.0%	6.6
BM18	121	71.9% 71.9%	7.9
TH18	98	70.4% 70.4%	8.2
SC18	172	69.8% 69.8%	8.3
NPH18	112	69.6% 69.6%	8.6
SE18	80	62.5% 62.5%	9.9

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.