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.
837 approved · 784 refused · 531 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 WOOLBOROUGH ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 SWIFT LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrowne Plaza, Langley Drive, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published33 ARDINGLY CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLINAC HOUSE & ADJOINING LAND, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 EASTWOOD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 VIVIENNE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 SALISBURY ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 HARPER DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTERRACE POCKET PARK, MANOR ROYAL (SOUTH SIDE AT JUNCTION WITH LONDON ROAD), NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNATIONAL CAR PARKS LTD, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF PALLINGHAM DRIVE, PALLINGHAM DRIVE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY HOSPITAL, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 THE GROOMS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJ TO GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedThe Tweed, Tweed Lane, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published11 HOME CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published28 - 32 The Broadway, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published18 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 1 BROADGATE, THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 HONEYSUCKLE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 - 3 GATWICK ROAD, 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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Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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