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.
775 approved · 738 refused · 495 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 KITHURST CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 Burgh Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedEXPLORER ONE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9GT
Received Not publishedCHEMIGRAPHIC LTD, UNITS A1 AND A2, THE FLEMING CENTRE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPREMIER INN, LONGBRIDGE WAY, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTREE ADJACENT TO 2 TINTERN ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 FONTWELL ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS) CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFLEMING WAY (WEST OF CRAWTERS BROOK), NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 CHIDDINGLY CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 WISBOROUGH COURT, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHAND CAR WASH OAK TREES FILLING STATION, 114 LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 LANGSTONE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER AT JNC OF MANOR ROYAL AND CONNECT WAY, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 TUSHMORE LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOFF SHORE WIND FARM OFF WEST SUSSEX COAST - RAMPION 2
Received Not published2 Mayes Close, Maidenbower, Crawley, RH10 7UG
Received Not published35 RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published99 FINLAY COURT, COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 Rose Walk, Old Horsham Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedNorthwood Park, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published21 Jordans Close, Langley Green, Crawley,
Received Not published25 BANCROFT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, 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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