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779 approved · 744 refused · 496 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 LEIGHLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DW
Received Not published20 BEECHSIDE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST & SECOND FLOORS, 10 - 12 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 SALISBURY ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5LY
Received Not published1 ORANS PADDOCK, TURNERS HILL ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedESKIMO ICE LONDON LLP, WHITWORTH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published80 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published101 OAK WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 COLWYN CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHILLSIDE INN, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 & 6 MAGDALENE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3TH
Received Not published1 BIRKDALE DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 RACKHAM CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published54 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not publishedSANDMAN SIGNATURE LONDON GATWICK HOTEL, TINSLEY LANE SOUTH, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published71 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, PHASE 2D, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley Sewage Works, Radford Road, Crawley
Received Not published21 CRAWLEY LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 TURNER WALK, TILGATE, 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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