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.
930 approved · 838 refused · 567 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
64 COBBLES CRESCENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 LULWORTH CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published183 RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published31 OLIVIER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKILNMEAD CAR PARK, KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 THE CHASE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 Sullington Hill, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published79 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 MILTON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 Leighlands, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex
Received Not published34 SEAFORD ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 NUTHURST CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 Barnwood, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published23 Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published38 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published21 Aldingbourne Close, Ifield, Crawley,
Received Not published19 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 & 4 ALMOND CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 DONNINGTON COURT, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSubway, Adj To Unit 4, Crawley Leisure Park, London Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 4-6 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, 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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