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.
892 approved · 816 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
88 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedORIEL HIGH SCHOOL, MAIDENBOWER LANE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF BEWBUSH DRIVE ADJ TO DORSTEN PLACE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 THATCHER CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedZURICH HOUSE, EAST PARK, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 Autumn Close, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published8 SOUTHWATER CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHILTON (SOUTH TERMINAL) LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT, EASTWAY, GATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not published89 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1QA
Received Not published79 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 CHIDDINGLY CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY HOSPITAL, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGOFFS MANOR, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPavement adjacent to 21 Victoria Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedWickets, Ifield Green, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published1 SMALLS MEAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 1B, DENVALE TRADE PARK, HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 TRINITY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 BIRKDALE DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 Chepstow Close, Pound Hill, Crawley,
Received Not published117 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, 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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