New housing in London Borough of Croydon
We read London Borough of Croydon's planning register every day. We hold 21,266 of its planning applications going back to 2016, and 265 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 105% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 105% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 21,266
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 233 | 110 | 68 |
| 2025 | 208 | 109 | 74 |
| 2024 | 132 | 58 | 62 |
| 2023 | 230 | 133 | 81 |
| 2022 | 265 | 152 | 90 |
| 2021 | 300 | 195 | 84 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 673 | Land To The South East Of Croydon College College Road Croydon CR9 1DX Re-development of the site to provide three buildings between 16 and 42 storeys in height including ground and mezzanine level (plus lower ground) to include 673 residential units (Use Class C3), flexible Class E… 25/02075/FUL | Decided | 23 Jun 2025 |
| 520 | The Lansdowne Building 2 Lansdowne Road Croydon CR9 2ER Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for 'Proposed demolition of existing building and erection of replacement building up to 44 storeys comprising approximately 520 residential dwellings with… 24/04273/ENVS | Decided | 16 Dec 2024 |
| 420 | Lunar House 40 Wellesley Road Croydon CR9 2BY Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for refurbishment and conversion of the building into approximately 420 homes 24/03861/ENV | Decided | 6 Nov 2024 |
| 353 | NatWest Sports Ground Location , Land To The North Of Turle Road, Streatham, London Amendment for a phasing plan to Outline application (appearance reserved only) for the demolition of all existing buildings and structures and phased redevelopment of the site for a sports led scheme comprising two… 26/00167/AUT | Decided | 21 Jan 2026 |
| 340 | Regina Road Estate Regina Road And Sunny Bank South Norwood London SE25 4TT Hybrid planning application for the demolition of existing buildings (except 1-87 Regina Road) and phased mixed-use development for the provision of nine blocks of 3 to 6 storeys (Blocks A, part of B, C, E, F, G.1, G.2… 25/02016/OUT | Approved | 24 Jun 2025 |
| 300 | Southern House Wellesley Grove Croydon CR0 1XG Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for change of use from office use to residential housing for up to 300 units. 26/01087/ENVS | Decided | 14 Apr 2026 |
| 275 | Development Site Adjoining East Croydon Station Croydon CR0 2NF Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for the redevelopment of land north of Lansdowne Road for circa 275 homes (Use Class C3) with ancillary uses, public realm and associated landscaping 26/00899/ENVS | Decided | 23 Mar 2026 |
| 250 | Blenheim Shopping Centre High Street Penge London SE20 8RW Phased development including demolition of existing buildings to facilitate a mixed-use development providing up to 250 dwellings, up to 2,828sqm of commercial/town centre floorspace and associated communal amenity… 24/00402/AUT | Decided | 5 Feb 2024 |
| 220 | Land At Heath Clark North Duppas Hill Road Croydon Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion request for up to 220 residential units and 440sqm (GIA) of flexible community floorspace (Use Class F.1/F.2), together with private and communal amenity spaces… 24/02907/ENVS | Decided | 20 Aug 2024 |
| 208 | Apollo House 36 Wellesley Road Croydon CR0 9YA Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion Request for refurbishment and conversion of the building into approximately 208 homes 24/03862/ENV | Decided | 6 Nov 2024 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: London Borough of Croydon's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.