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Croydon.

Croydon is a London borough with an approval rate of 68% across 12,458 substantive planning decisions spanning 28 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London28 wards745 appeals99% delegatedSave
Croydon · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Croydon's policy playbook[3]

What Croydon actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Full / major
Conditions
Lawful
Data from publicly available Croydon planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
719
59%
Householder
Active
647
79%
Householder
Active
552
61%
Full / major planning
Active
508
48%
Full / major planning
Active
482
73%
Householder
to 2025-03
466
65%
Householder
Active
452
75%
Householder
Active
411
67%
Householder
to 2023-04
410
72%
Householder
Active
395
56%
Full / major planning
Active
382
84%
Householder
Active
373
80%
Householder
Active
719
59%
Householder
Active
647
79%
Householder
Active
552
61%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
Active
508
48%
Full / major planning
Active
482
73%
Householder
to 2025-03
466
65%
Householder
Active
452
75%
Householder
Active
411
67%
Householder
to 2023-04
410
72%
Householder
Active
395
56%
Full / major planning
Active
382
84%
Householder
Active
373
80%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Croydon officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Labour
to 2021-04
586
subscribers
Norbury & Pollards Hill
Labour
to 2024-09
303
subscribers
Labour
Active
273
subscribers
Conservative
to 2025-05
224
subscribers
Fairfield
Labour
to 2025-05
212
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-04
195
subscribers
Conservative
to 2022-04
128
subscribers
Labour
to 2020-06
128
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-04
586
subscribers
Norbury & Pollards Hill
Labour
to 2024-09
303
subscribers
Labour
Active
273
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Conservative
to 2025-05
224
subscribers
Fairfield
Labour
to 2025-05
212
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-04
195
subscribers
Conservative
to 2022-04
128
subscribers
Labour
to 2020-06
128
subscribers

Councillors on Croydon's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
443
83%
17.2%
785
80%
20.3%
390
77%
23.2%
482
74%
26.4%
447
73%
27.1%
690
71%
28.7%
548
67%
32.6%
525
66%
34.0%
371
66%
34.4%
516
64%
36.1%
424
63%
37.3%
380
62%
38.3%
433
60%
40.5%
413
59%
41.4%
359
58%
41.6%
708
58%
41.8%
318
56%
44.3%
303
55%
45.2%
396
54%
45.6%
443
83%
17.2%
785
80%
20.3%
Show all 28 rows
390
77%
23.2%
482
74%
26.4%
447
73%
27.1%
690
71%
28.7%
548
67%
32.6%
525
66%
34.0%
371
66%
34.4%
516
64%
36.1%
424
63%
37.3%
380
62%
38.3%
433
60%
40.5%
413
59%
41.4%
359
58%
41.6%
708
58%
41.8%
318
56%
44.3%
303
55%
45.2%
396
54%
45.6%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. CANOPY PLANNING SERVICES LTD
271
67%
2. LPR Design
181
74%
3. PLANS BY PARK LTD
146
67%
4. Jameson Architectural Surveyors
142
83%
5. Resi
127
86%
6. The Harvest Partnership
120
89%
7. G D Architects Limited
107
63%
8. Design Company Group
105
91%
1. CANOPY PLANNING SERVICES LTD
271
67%
2. LPR Design
181
74%
3. PLANS BY PARK LTD
146
67%
Show all 8 rows
4. Jameson Architectural Surveyors
142
83%
5. Resi
127
86%
6. The Harvest Partnership
120
89%
7. G D Architects Limited
107
63%
8. Design Company Group
105
91%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughCroydon
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals745
Appeals allowed141 (18.9%)
Conditions / approval3.98
Local plan

The adopted Croydon Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Croydon planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Croydon’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Croydon grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (2,141 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.