Croydon · small sites · 2023 to 2025
2:3
schemes get refused
Out of 878 applications, 67% were refused. At £20,000 to £35,000 per refusal, that is £14.8m to £20.7m in wasted fees across Croydon alone.
878 decisions · 55 wards · 20 conservation areas · 2023–2025
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We have analysed every small site decision in Croydon: density benchmarks, refusal patterns, what actually gets approved. So you know the odds before you commit.
What the data shows
67%
Refusal rate
590 of 878 decided applications refused
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42%
Infill approval
Highest approval rate by site type (INF)
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78%
Design quality
Most common refusal reason across extracted decisions
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Two ways to use this
For a specific site
Site Assessment
Should I buy this site?
£1,000
You send us an address. We send back a verdict in 48 hours.
- Risk rating based on comparable approvals and refusals in Croydon
- Capacity model: how many units the data supports
- Viability table with build cost, GDV, finance, CIL, and land residual
- Refusal risk flags specific to your site type and area
- Comparable case studies with outcomes
Borough Report
What do I need to know about Croydon?
£1,500
The full picture, built from all 878 decisions. Delivered instantly.
- 8-part report covering every area, site type, and refusal pattern
- Density benchmarks with P20 to P75 ranges by type
- Area-by-area approval rates and determination times
- Viability model with unit-count cliff chart
- Refusal reason breakdown and condition checklist
- Excel workbook with the underlying data
- 12 months of quarterly updates included
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