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.
760 approved · 728 refused · 484 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
GATWICK AIRPORT STATION, SOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK
Received Not published11 - 13 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 DOWER WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 LEIGHLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDYERS ALMSHOUSES, NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 41 SAXON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHORSHAM ROAD, CLOSE TO DOWNLAND DRIVE JUNCTION, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 CAPSEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published70 WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBeaubush Castle, Horsham Road, Bewbush, Crawley
Received Not published74 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedThe Nest, Radford Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published19 Crosswater Road, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not published49 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSWIFT HOUSE, NORTHWOOD PARK, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published18 WEST STREET, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, 11-13 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 VANCOUVER DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 HOLLYBUSH ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 2C, FORGE WOOD, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 CRABTREE ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 BURNS ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 BEVERLEY MEWS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 Grattons Drive, Pound Hill, 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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