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.
867 approved · 792 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 FITZALAN PLACE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 LEIGHLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14B & 16B BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published28 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGrange Hotel, 15 Brighton Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity C Of E School, Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published52 LANGLEY WALK, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFRONTING 22, 23 LAUREL CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6QE
Received Not publishedGATWICK MANOR HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand to the north of Fleming Way Former Eastman House and Former Flight Training Centre, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedPOUNDLAND, UNIT 1, 3 BROADFIELD BARTON, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 POLLARDS, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBuchan Kennels, Buchan Hill, Pease Pottage, Crawley
Received Not publishedPound Hill Sewage Treatment Works, Radford Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published105 IFIELD DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 FORGE LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 EDGAR CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 THE WYATTS, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 SELBOURNE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAVERY HOUSE, BRUNEL PLACE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 HODGKIN CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY, RH10 7NJ
Received Not publishedCARWYN, HORSHAM ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBELGRAVE HOUSE, STATION WAY, 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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