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88% of the 32 garage conversions Croydon decided between February 2025 and November 2026 were approved; half were decided within 52 days. Plan Forecast, 5 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 52 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 32 decisions with both dates.
Year by year
A year we hold only part of will show fewer decisions rather than a different rate, so read the count beside the percentage.
| Year | Decisions | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 96% |
| 2025 | 36 | 92% |
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
Braybrooke Gardens Upper Norwood London
ApprovedAlterations; conversion of garage to a habitable room, removal of brick structure within the front garden, removal of rear bay window, and replacement fenestration to front and rear elevations.
Decided 3 November 2026 26/02217/HSE
Lorne Gardens
ApprovedThe proposal is for a garage conversion into home office, it involves removal of the garage door, install a new door and partly build up in bricks.
Decided 11 September 2026 26/01897/HSE
Salcot Crescent
ApprovedEnlargement and conversion of existing garage into a habitable room.
Decided 17 July 2026 26/01467/HSE
By ward in Croydon
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Purley & Woodcote 76%
- Fairfield 84%
- Sanderstead 81%
- South Croydon 65%
- Coulsdon Town 78%
- Norbury Park 74%
- Waddon 83%
- West Thornton 68%
- Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood 82%
- Broad Green 70%
- Bensham Manor 65%
- Selsdon & Addington Village 80%
- Kenley 73%
- Shirley North 87%
- South Norwood 73%
- Woodside 74%
- Norbury & Pollards Hill 65%
- Addiscombe East 69%
- Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown 76%
- Thornton Heath 68%
- Old Coulsdon 95%
- Addiscombe West 69%
- Shirley South 87%
- Selhurst 70%
- Selsdon Vale & Forestdale 81%
- New Addington South 84%
- Park Hill & Whitgift 83%
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Other work in Croydon
- Rear extension 826
- Two-storey extension 571
- Loft conversion or dormer 253
- Garden room or outbuilding 127
- Side extension 80
- Front porch 33
- Garage conversion 32
Questions people ask
What percentage of garage conversions does Croydon approve?
88% were approved, over 32 decisions that went one way or the other. Croydon's figure across all types of work is drawn from 3,462 decisions.
How many garage conversions has Croydon decided?
32 that went one way or the other, from February 2025 to November 2026.
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The figures above are the council. A forecast is your postcode: the same rate, the time a decision takes, and what happened on nearby streets. Free, and we email it to you.