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932 approved · 840 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 CLIFTON ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 & 28 BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 BRANTRIDGE ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 HEATHCOTES, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 STACE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSERVICE STATION, LONGBRIDGE WAY, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedApex Apartments, 27- 45 Ifield Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published127 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5NP
Received Not published41 PARK WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 HARPER DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 REIGATE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE TREE, 103 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHERN RUNWAY, GATWICK AIRPORT, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 EARLY COMMONS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedADJ TO TOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKia Motors UK Bcl House, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedSterling Park, Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published20 Burgh Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published86 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWITHY COTTAGE, BALCOMBE ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 SOUTHGATE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 WRIGHT CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, 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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