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.
897 approved · 821 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31 DOBSON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNEAR WATERSFIELD ROAD, STEERS LANE, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS AREA ADJACENT TO SMITH AND WESTERN, TILGATE DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published43 CHEPSTOW CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER O/S THREE BRIDGES STATION, HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 Autumn Close, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published7 SALEHURST ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 RUNCORN CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 LOXWOOD WALK, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 DOVEDALE CRESCENT, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 CARTER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 Chevening Close, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedSTARBUCKS, 12 - 13 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 COWDRAY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 Edrich Road, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedLand North Of Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published37 SEDGEFIELD CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 NEWARK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF 9-11 HOME CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3AF
Received Not published9 REYNOLDS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 THE BIRCHES, 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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