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.
1,000 approved · 889 refused · 605 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53 BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBrookfield House, London Road, Langley Green, Crawley,
Received Not published34 Langley Lane, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published41 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHighway verge at Heathfield (southwest and opposite to 31 Heathfield), Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedGOFFS PARK, HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBADGERS, BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBRACKEN PATCH, FORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNUTLEIGH, 16 ALMOND CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOaksworth, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published18 SHAFTESBURY ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWARWICK HOUSE, REYNOLDS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7HA
Received Not published53 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1ND
Received Not published70 WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF FLEMING WAY (EASTMAN HOUSE AND FORMER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE), MANOR ROYAL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published47 GOSSOPS GREEN LANE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 BROCK ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 Jordans Close, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published9 Furnace Drive, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedKILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE, HORSHAM
Received Not publishedLAND AT STEERS LANE, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 - 3 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVANGUARD HOUSE & VICTORY HOUSE CHURCHILL COURT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published74 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, 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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