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.
790 approved · 754 refused · 503 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
50 OAKFIELDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 1, SPACE GATWICK, FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 SEVERN ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 ARDEN ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVANPOULES LTD, TELFORD PLACE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRear of 17 Greenwich Close, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedCAR PARK ADJACENT TO CO-OP, 6 MAIDENBOWER SQUARE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 ALLYINGTON WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 Wakehurst Drive, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published2 - 14 CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCO-OPERATIVE FOOD DORSTEN SQUARE SHOPS, 2 - 6 DORSTEN SQUARE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMOKA, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published68 CLIVE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 TAUNTON CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKIA MOTORS UK BCL HOUSE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9AX
Received Not publishedLAND PARCEL OFF WORTH WAY, ADJ TO FIELDGATE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley Innovation Centre, Crawley Business Quarter, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 9NE
Received Not published75 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEPHESUS RESTAURANT BAR, BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7TZ
Received Not published13 KEYMER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, 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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