Coverage Croydon

Side extension planning permission in Croydon: what actually gets approved

Decided by Croydon between March 2026 and October 2026. Every figure here is a count of decisions on the council's own register — not a prediction about yours.

Side extensions decided by Croydon

93%

of 30 decisions approved

Counting decisions that went one way or the other.

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93% of the 30 side extensions Croydon decided between March 2026 and October 2026 were approved; half were decided within 54 days. Plan Forecast, 3 November 2026.

Time to decide: half were decided within 54 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 30 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.

Woodland Way Purley

Approved

Erection of single storey side extension. Alterations.

Decided 26 October 2026 26/00910/HSE

Kemble Road

Approved

Erection of ground-floor rear and side extension

Decided 22 October 2026 26/02302/HSE

Tower View

Refused

Demolition of existing side extension to original property, erection of 2 No. semi-detached dwellings next to existing retained house, landscaping works for driveways and gardens to facilitate new dwellings.

Decided 15 October 2026 26/02106/FUL

By ward in Croydon

Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.

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Questions people ask

What percentage of side extensions does Croydon approve?

93% were approved, over 30 decisions that went one way or the other. Croydon's figure across all types of work is drawn from 1,334 decisions.

How many side extensions has Croydon decided?

30 that went one way or the other, from March 2026 to October 2026.

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