Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Crawley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
907 approved · 829 refused · 557 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
3 OAK DELL, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 WIMBORNE HOUSE, IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 SADDLER ROW, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedBeaumont, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published43 WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published68 Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedMCDONALDS DRIVE THRU MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU, CRAWLEY AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 2NS
Received Not publishedMilton Mount Open Space (land adjacent to and north of 16 St Hughs Close), Worth Park, Pound Hill
Received Not publishedTHE OLD COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 3, FLEMING WAY INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, ROYCE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 ST PETERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 FINDON ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 WOODING GROVE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published43 OXFORD ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGREEN GATES, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFootpath adjacent to Woldhurstlea Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedST MICHAELS, CHARLWOOD ROAD, CHARLWOOD, HORLEY, SURREY
Received Not published1 Almond Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedHIGHWAYS LAND WITHIN GREEN LANE TO THE SIDE OF 105 OAK WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE FLEMING CENTRE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTERLING PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8HQ
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Crawley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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