Croydon CR0 validation checklist: the floor plans you need
To be validated, a Croydon planning application needs floor plans drawn to an identified scale, showing north, and matching the council's validation checklist for your project type. DrawingsDirect measures CR0 homes and draws those plans for a fixed fee from £275, so the sheets are ready to attach.
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What the validation checklist is for
Before a council starts to judge an application, it checks that the application is complete. Each council keeps a list of what must come with each type of project, and Croydon's should be on the council's website with its planning application pages. A missing plan or an unreadable scale sends the application back to you, and the decision cannot begin until the gap is filled.
The list has a national layer and a local one. We cannot copy Croydon's local items here, because the council changes them, so use the live list for your project type and give it to whoever draws your plans.
The national items that floor plans have to meet
Government planning guidance says plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and that plans must show the direction of north. It also says the location plan should typically be at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500, which is a separate sheet from the floor plans.
For a house, the usual core is existing and proposed floor plans, elevations and sections, plus the location and block plans. Our planning drawings service prepares the full set, and our location and block plans service covers the map sheets. The national making an application guidance is the baseline both follow.
On appeal, our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) shows 287 householder appeals decided between 2021 and 2026, with 39% allowed.
How Croydon has decided householder cases
Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2, covers householder decisions in Croydon, prior approvals included, from 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2: 786 in all, with 87% granted.
A high grant rate is a recent record, not a promise about your scheme. It does show that the council approves most householder proposals that reach a decision, which makes a clean, valid submission worth the care.
Plans for a certificate instead of an application
Some CR0 work can go ahead as permitted development, and a lawful development certificate proves it. Our analysis of table PS1 shows Croydon decided 1,005 of them over the eight quarters from 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2. That route needs plans too, and our lawful development certificate drawings service covers it.
Conservation areas and appeals in Croydon
A conservation area can add items to the checklist. Croydon has 20 live conservation-area entries on the national register (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot retrieved 14 August 2026), and the council's own conservation area map shows whether your CR0 street is one of them.
On appeal, our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 October 2026) shows 287 householder appeals decided between 2021 and 2026, with 39% allowed. Our planning appeal guide explains the process.
What the plans cost
Our published starting fixed fee for scaled floor plans for sale, letting or lease is £275, and the pricing page covers larger homes. We also cover the wider borough on the Croydon floor plans page.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| £275 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for scaled floor plans for sale, letting or lease, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |
| identified scale | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 023: plans and drawings must be drawn to an identified scale and plans must show the direction of north (source wording: "must be drawn to an identified scale") | www.gov.uk |
| 1:1250 | Planning practice guidance, Making an application, paragraph 024: a location plan should typically be at a scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500 (source wording: "The scale should typically be 1:1250 or 1:2500") | www.gov.uk |
| 786 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 87% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 1,005 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS1 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 20 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 287 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 39% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
Questions people ask
Where do I find Croydon's validation checklist?
What happens if my application is not valid?
Do floor plans for the CR0 area cost more than elsewhere in London?
Photographs: Dr Neil Clifton (CC BY-SA 2.0).
