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.
926 approved · 836 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
33 PARKFIELD CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 PRINCESS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST PAULS METHODIST CHURCH, WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published149 Southgate Drive, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedLand adj to The Cottage, Newstead Lodge, Rectory Lane, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published63 St Marys Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published12 SAUNDERS CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 ALDINGBOURNE CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 REDGRAVE DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 MAYFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPREMIER INN, LODGE AT, GATWICK MANOR HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 CHIDDINGLY CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6SB
Received Not published142 WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published96 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHEATHY FARM PUBLIC HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEXPLORER 2, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 ST HUGHS CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF NORTHSIDE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEDS VANGUARD HOUSE & VICTORY HOUSE, CHURCHILL COURT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, 11-13 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 CUCKMERE CRESCENT, GOSSOPS 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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