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.
893 approved · 816 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Mount Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published17 EASTWOOD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3TT
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE OUTSIDE 33 NASH ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 DOWER WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 CAPSEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published144 BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHighway verge to south of 5 Nuthurst Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published17 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 HARE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT XA1 & XA2, SUSSEX MANOR BUSINESS PARK, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWINGS, PEEKS BROOK LANE, HORLEY, SURREY
Received Not published181 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published109 ARDEN ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published62 NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTESCO SUPERSTORE, BYCROFT WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 WOODING GROVE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedThe Hyde, Rusper Road, Ifield
Received Not publishedVIRGIN ATLANTIC THE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 - 14 CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand at 32 Hillcrest Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published1-19 (Odds) Crompton Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published11 BURNS ROAD, 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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