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.
870 approved · 793 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LINAC HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 CHILTERN CLOSE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 CEDAR CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-6 MAUNSELL PARK, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 ROWFANT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM, WINFIELD WAY, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNorthwood Park, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published12 CRABBET ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF FLEMING WAY (EASTMAN HOUSE AND FORMER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE), MANOR ROYAL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEPHESUS RESTAURANT BAR, BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOAKLEIGH, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUCKINGHAM COURT, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedJetset House, Church Road, Lowfield Heath
Received Not published112 Weald Drive, Furnace Green, Crawley, RH10 6NW
Received Not published20 BURGH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published69 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 EDRICH ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBADGERS, BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 BURNS ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE RANGE (BY GOODS IN ENTRANCE), CRAWLEY AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, 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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