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1,000 approved · 889 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 4, 5A High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published33 THE RIDINGS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 WARRINGTON CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published118 FINDON ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWESTERLEY, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 LYTTON DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 FILBERT CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 NURSERYLANDS, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 FOWLER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGAINSBOROUGH HOUSE, 26 - 30 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST MARGARETS CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 THE SPINNEY, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF RING ROAD NORTH, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, NORTH OF MAIN RUNWAY, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY.
Received Not published28 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATE GOURMET, VIKING HOUSE, PERIMETER ROAD SOUTH, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT/NORTH OF HYDEHURST LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR, COLWELL HOUSE, 39 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 FURNACE DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 WARNER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedLOCKWOOD COURT, WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8XR
Received Not published52 FIVE ACRES, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published53 NEWMARKET ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, 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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