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.
907 approved · 827 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
20 BURGH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFRONT GARDEN OF 13 KEYMER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 Briarswood Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published49 Heathfield, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE ADJ TO ST LEONARDS DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHWEST HOUSE, 23 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 PEARSON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 Banks Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedPLOUGH LODGE, RECTORY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 1, 15 - 29 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 - 40 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 PADDOCKHURST ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLIDL, 263 - 269 HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFootpath outside 1 Spring Plat, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published63 Curteys Walk, Bewbush, Crawley
Received Not published98 Drake Road, Tilgate, Crawley,
Received Not published3 WELLER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST MARY'S RECTORY, (ON BOUNDARY BETWEEN ST MARY'S CHURCH LAWN ON SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING & ST MARY'S RECTORY), FORESTER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEDF BUILDING, RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDiva Innovation Centre, Crompton Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedFLINT COTTAGE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 9BD
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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