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.
869 approved · 793 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 CRABBET ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 Woolborough Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published23 BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published11 CLIVE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7AQ
Received Not published25 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAstral Towers, London Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedOCEAN HOUSE, HAZELWICK AVENUE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit A2, Old Brighton Road, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 0PR
Received Not publishedPerimeter Road North, Gatwick Airport, Crawley
Received Not published53 Lyndhurst Close, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY RAILWAY STATION CAR PARK, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 FILBERT CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 ARDINGLY CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 SHAFTESBURY ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCHODA HOUSE, COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published53 NEWMARKET ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published166 BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRAMPION 2 OFF SHORE WIND FARM
Received Not published53 GUERNSEY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 COBBETT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 BALLIOL CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published77 EWHURST ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO HYDEHURST LANE, 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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