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.
779 approved · 741 refused · 495 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 LITTLE PADDOCK CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedSt Johns Church, Church Walk, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published70 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8DH
Received Not published68 WORTH PARK AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 BECKFORD WAY, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOakwood Industrial Park, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published24 FORGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE 2 KINGSGATE, QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 CHEPSTOW CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX
Received Not published6 TULLETT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 Pegwell Close, Bewbush, Crawley,
Received Not published7 LYRIC CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21-23 HORSHAM ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 - 3 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, LAND WEST OF UNIFORM TAXIWAY, NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT ZONE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published64 PEARSON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK AIRPORT, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not published47 KINGSCOTE HILL, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit B2, The Fleming Centre, Crawley
Received Not publishedFormer Caretakers Cottage, Hazelwick School Close, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR OF EXETER CLOSE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity land to north of 5 Bateman Court, Forestfield, Furnace 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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