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.
817 approved · 774 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 Laurel Close, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not published4 ATHELSTAN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 Tinsley Lane, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published10 BETHUNE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published66 WORTH PARK AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published152 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE O/S 148-150 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGES IN FRONT OF NOS 53, 44 & 65 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRED GABLES, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 1B, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published77 EWHURST ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 YORK ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBLAXLEY, BALCOMBE ROAD AND FOREST WAY, GREEN LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedArora Hotel, Southgate Avenue, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedFLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 CHAUCER ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 TILGATE WAY, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5BW
Received Not published9 CHANTREY ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 BROCK ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 SHIPLEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedREAR OF 6 BUCHANS LAWN, BROADFIELD, 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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