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.
924 approved · 836 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HAZELWICK SCHOOL, HAZELWICK SCHOOL CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAMFIELD, LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLittle Trees Cemetery,Tollgate Hill Roundabout, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 2, MILL COURT, SPINDLE WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 HOLLINGBOURNE CRESCENT, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 ROWFANT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 ALDINGBOURNE CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 3B FORGE WOOD,CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 FOX CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published63 PRIORS WALK, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIBIS GATWICK HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST MICHAELS, CHARLWOOD ROAD, CHARLWOOD, HORLEY, SURREY
Received Not publishedLand Parcel at Winchester Road, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not published1-3 BETTS WAY, (FORMER PREMIERE HOUSE SITE), LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTEERS LANE, FORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND SOUTH OF PEASE POTTAGE SERVICES, BRIGHTON ROAD, PEASE POTTAGE
Received Not published17 CROWBERRY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9EE
Received Not published5 KNIGHTON CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHIGH OAKS, OLD BRIGHTON ROAD (NORTH), BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 BUCKMANS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 BARNWOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 FURNACE DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, 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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