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.
895 approved · 820 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 HILLSIDE CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published91 RINGWOOD CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedARQIVA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AT SANDMAN SIGNATURE LONDON GATWICK HOTEL, TINSLEY LANE SOUTH, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published265 Ifield Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published17 FOWLER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published56 LAMBETH CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrabtree Road Dental Practice, 25 Crabtree Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedFORMER DEPOT ADJ TO SW CORNER OF GOFFS PARK, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 Cook Road, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 139 WARREN DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 Hollybush Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published101 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAZER WORLD, SPINDLE WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published59 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAstral Towers, Betts Way, London Road, Crawley
Received Not published2 HAZEL CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 2C, FORGE WOOD, (NORTH EAST SECTOR), CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand Parcel at Station Hill, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published46 ARDINGLY CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNorthwood Park, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published6 KINGSCOTE HILL, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGORRINGE, 28 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT A1, WOOLBOROUGH LANE, NORTHGATE, 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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