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.
932 approved · 840 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HUCKLEBERRY, OAKLANDS CHASE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFootpath between Balcombe Road and Heathfield, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedWillow Tree at Laurel Close, Furnace Green
Received Not publishedRoundabout at intersection of Gatwick Road and Fleming Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published26 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 LATIMER CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7SJ
Received Not publishedSTERLING HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published104 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedELLWOOD PLACE, IFIELD PARK CARE HOME, RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 WEST WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published81 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedArrow Point Unit 1, Manor Royal, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedORANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST 3, BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 OAKAPPLE CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY.
Received Not published50 CHEPSTOW CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRIVINGTON FARM, ANTLANDS LANE, SHIPLEY BRIDGE, HORLEY
Received Not publishedA23 STREETWORKS, LOWFIELD HEATH, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX
Received Not published5 & 6 (CO-OP), MAIDENBOWER SQUARE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published58 THE RISE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7EJ
Received Not published22 LOWE CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, 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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