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.
920 approved · 836 refused · 565 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HILTON, HILTON (SOUTH TERMINAL), LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT, EASTWAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 CHANDLER CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published152 Gossops Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley,
Received Not published1 LAKEVIEW, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 BURGH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTESCO SUPERSTORE, BYCROFT WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSinglegate, Tinsley Green, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published38 KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSITE OF FORMER IFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LADY MARGARET ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAMENITY LAND IN FRONT OF 75 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTWEED COTTAGES, 2 TWEED LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 WAKEHAMS GREEN DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNorthside, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published11 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 DEDISHAM CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER O/S PANDORA FRIARY WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 Darleydale, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedPoles Acre Barn, Poles Lane, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedCAR PARK OF ASHBURN AND MAPLEHURST HOUSE, BROADFIELD PARK, BRIGHTON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE OFFICE, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 MEREWORTH DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 STOKES CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
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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