Planning decisions in Croydon
As of 22 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Croydon approved 74% of 1,864 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 78% approved (428 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 78% approved (292 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 71% approved (207 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 74% approved (149 decided, ~56 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 77% approved (140 decided, ~56 days)
- Side extension : 76% approved (96 decided, ~61 days)
- Tree work : 84% approved (93 decided, ~35 days)
- Two-storey extension : 67% approved (69 decided, ~62 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 79% approved (57 decided, ~56 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 65% approved (54 decided, ~57 days)
- Change of use : 44% approved (52 decided, ~58 days)
- Basement : 63% approved (40 decided, ~60 days)
- New dwelling : 57% approved (37 decided, ~71 days)
- Porch : 81% approved (36 decided, ~62 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 67% approved (30 decided, ~55 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 77% approved (26 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 72% approved (18 decided, ~59 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 69% approved (16 decided, ~56 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 67% approved (12 decided, ~81 days)
- Windows & doors : 83% approved (6 decided, ~62 days)
- Annexe : 67% approved (6 decided, ~61 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Croydon, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.