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.
925 approved · 836 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
14 BARNWOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCIVIC HALL, CIVIC HALL, TOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published142 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1JP
Received Not published30 OLIVIER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published40 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published125 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 4, FLEMING WAY INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, ROYCE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGROUND FLOOR, EXPLORER HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE ADJ TO GOSSOPS DRIVE AND DOWER WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 CUCKMERE CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 8DN
Received Not published12 LONGWOOD VIEW, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published30 HOLLYBUSH ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8EB
Received Not published17 REIGATE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 BEECHSIDE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTESCO EXPRESS, 84 - 86 DOWNLAND DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED)
Received Not published36 PEPPARD ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 LOPPETS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 PERRYFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-6 MAUNSELL PARK, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit 3, Crawley Leisure Park, London Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedK2 Coach Park, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedNEXT RETAIL LTD, UNIT 1A, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published127 IFIELD DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 0EA
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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