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930 approved · 838 refused · 567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 ST JOHNS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity open space adjacent to Hexham Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedOAKLEIGH, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 Homethorne House, Oak Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedSMYTHS TOYS, UNIT 3, ACORN RETAIL PARK, BETTS WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF MULTI STOREY CAR PARK 3, SOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK AIRPORT
Received Not published42 KELSO CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK HOUSE, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published114 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 WELLER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 Mayfield, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published23 Brighton Road, Southgate, Crawley, RH10 6AE
Received Not publishedTESCO CRAWLEY DOT COM, 1 HYDEHURST LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedA1 LONDON LTD UNIT 4B, WHEATSTONE CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 MERIDIAN CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published69 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 Yewlands Walk, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published104 TREFOIL CRESCENT, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 ALICIA AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 BOUNDARY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDENVALE TRADE PARK, HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 PERRYFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published115 RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, 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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