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.
872 approved · 796 refused · 540 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 WESLEY CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE DOWNSMAN, WAKEHURST DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER THALES SITE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND REAR OF 24 MESSENGER CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published80 LANGLEY WALK, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER THALES SITE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 HIGHWOOD PARK, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 OXFORD ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 WHITTINGTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 LINCOLN CLOSE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedQUALITY DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDERETTE, 10 POUND HILL PARADE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S 32 FORGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 East Park, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedESSO HORLEY SERVICE STATION, POVEY CROSS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 3B, FORGE WOOD (NES), CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 FORESTER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST WILFRIDS CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ST WILFRIDS WAY, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 BLACK DOG WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 WHITGIFT WALK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5AA
Received Not published126 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 POND WOOD 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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