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.
822 approved · 777 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 FARNHAM CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published(Landscaping to north of ) Valiant House, Churchill Court, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published12 LAWRENCE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 BRAY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 Hexham Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedTHE OFFICE, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND PARCEL OFF WORTH WAY, ADJ TO FIELDGATE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedMANOR GREEN COLLEGE, LADY MARGARET ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 QUESTEN MEWS, COPTHORNE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 Hexham Close, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7TZ
Received Not published84 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrowne Plaza, Langley Drive, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, 11-13 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 MALTHOUSE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 MALTHOUSE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, LAND WEST OF UNIFORM TAXIWAY, NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT ZONE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 Orde Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 5, THE PAVILION, QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND SOUTH OF 11 VIVIENNE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTREES ON WESTERN BOUNDARY OF 8-13 MADDOX DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 FERRING CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 Worth Way, Pound Hil, Crawley
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, 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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