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.
762 approved · 729 refused · 485 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HOMEBASE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published73 East Park, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedESSO HORLEY SERVICE STATION, POVEY CROSS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published157 LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 FIVE ACRES, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTEXACO GARAGE THE COOPERATIVE FOOD, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY.
Received Not published22 BLIGH CLOSE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIFIELD CHURCH, IFIELD
Received Not published21 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 WORCESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 HARE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 ROSE WALK, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHangar 6 Building, South Perimeter Road, Gatwick Airport, Crawley
Received Not published43 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTEERS LANE PHASE 2, STEERS LANE, FORGEWOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 & 6 (CO-OP), MAIDENBOWER SQUARE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER THALES SITE GATWICK ROAD NORTHGATE CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedASHCROFT CARE SERVICES BROOKMEAD, RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSHERLOCKS, HUNTER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published114 DRAKE ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published30 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWHEATLANDS, 119 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 Eridge Close, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7BH
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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