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83% of the 35 garden rooms and outbuildings Croydon decided between May 2026 and October 2026 were approved; half were decided within 56 days. Plan Forecast, 3 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 56 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 35 decisions with both dates.
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
Stanford Road Norbury London
ApprovedErection of a single storey outbuilding at the front of the site
Decided 30 October 2026 26/01178/HSE
Wickham Road
ApprovedErection of an outbuilding with a small area of hardstanding adjacent to the front of the outbuilding to facilitate level access
Decided 29 October 2026 26/02479/HSE
Upper Selsdon Road South
ApprovedErection of single storey rear extension with pergola, garage conversion to habitable and erection of detached outbuilding with open veranda and raised platform in rear garden. Retrospective Application.
Decided 27 October 2026 26/00686/HSE
By ward in Croydon
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Purley & Woodcote 77%
- Fairfield 83%
- Coulsdon Town 80%
- South Croydon 68%
- Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood 80%
- Sanderstead 87%
- West Thornton 70%
- Selsdon & Addington Village 83%
- Norbury & Pollards Hill 70%
- Norbury Park 65%
- Bensham Manor 65%
- Waddon 89%
- Broad Green 88%
- South Norwood 71%
- Shirley North 90%
- Kenley 80%
- Woodside 73%
Before you apply
- Do I need planning permission for a garden room?
- Do I need Building Regulations approval for a garden room?
- Do I need planning permission for a shed, garden room or outbuilding?
- Do I need Building Regulations approval for a shed, garden room or outbuilding?
Free check
Check your building in the garden
Put a pin on your house, describe the work, and see it measured against each permitted development limit, with the clause it comes from. A guide, not a guarantee.
Other work in Croydon
Questions people ask
What percentage of garden rooms and outbuildings does Croydon approve?
83% were approved, over 35 decisions that went one way or the other. Croydon's figure across all types of work is drawn from 974 decisions.
How many garden rooms and outbuildings has Croydon decided?
35 that went one way or the other, from May 2026 to October 2026.
Get the forecast for your address
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.