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.
788 approved · 749 refused · 501 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 THE ORCHARDS, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOLLERS LODGE, 79A TINSLEY LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCounty Oak Cottage, Amberley Court, Whitworth Road, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published15 MAYFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGOFFS MANOR, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 Derwent Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published117 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND PARCEL AT JERSEY FARM, COUNTY OAK LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 4A, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 Hurst Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published67 NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 FELBRIDGE AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEWHURST, THE MARDENS, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 BASHFORD WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 SALTERNS ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published64 COBBLES CRESCENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSUSSEX WINES, 83 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity land adj to Michaelmass Cottage and 2 The Tithe, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not publishedCOOPERATIVE GROUP LTD, TEXACO GARAGE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOAKWOOD SPORTS AND SOCIAL, TINSLEY LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHOMAS BENNETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 HORSHAM ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, 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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