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.
890 approved · 813 refused · 552 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
58 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 TURNER WALK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMAIDENBOWER OFFICE PARK, BALCOMBE ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (Odds) Crompton Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published8 Freshfield Close, Furnace Green, Crawley, RH10 6SG
Received Not published21 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 CHANCTONBURY WAY, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMOKA, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 Grattons Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedKILNWOOD VALE, SUB PHASE 3C, KILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, HORSHAM
Received Not published10 ARTEL CROFT, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSPRING PLAT COURT, BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit 4, Crompton Fields, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedINTERNATIONAL PARK, PRIESTLEY WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 RITCHIE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOld Post Office, Ifield Green, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not publishedGOFFS MANOR, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 CORONET CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 8, DENVALE TRADE PARK, HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAMI Air Miles, Betts Way, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published23 SNELL HATCH, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 WHITTINGTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTELEVISION RELAY STATION, BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, 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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