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.
781 approved · 746 refused · 498 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
VANGUARD HOUSE & VICTORY HOUSE, CHURCHILL COURT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFAIRVIEW COTTAGE, NEWLANDS ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published90 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTREES WITHIN HYDE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN AUTUMN CLOSE & NEWLANDS ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVIRGIN ATLANTIC THE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9LZ
Received Not published42 & 44 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 - 7 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published90 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK HOUSE, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDYERS ALMSHOUSES, NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 FOREST VIEW, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 3A, FORGE WOOD (NORTH EAST SECTOR
Received Not publishedL3 AVIATION, 2 - 3 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 HENLEY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedESSO, POVEY CROSS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOLLY COTTAGES, 2 PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood , Crawley
Received Not published46 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published129 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 ALBANY ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 KEYMER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published78 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published92 ASHDOWN DRIVE, 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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