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932 approved · 842 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND ADJACENT TO HYDEHURST LANE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTo the rear of 15 & 16 Headley Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published7 Grand Parade, High Street, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published1 - 5 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLANGLEY GREEN HOSPITAL, MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 - 19 Queens Square, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedRIVER COTTAGE, TWEED LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGROUND FLOOR, 36 HIGH STREET, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 BLACKDOWN CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDISCOVERY NEW SCHOOL BROADFIELD HOUSE, BRIGHTON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFOOTPATH TO THE REAR OF 16 HALLAND CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published143 LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE ADJACENT TO 8 SMITH CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHighway verge at Burgh Close (east of 27 Burgh Close) Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER O/S TIMPSONS, FRIARY WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 LANERCOST ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedSt Nicholas Church, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND ON NORTH SIDE OF HORSHAM ROAD, PEASE POTTAGE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMAIDENBOWER JUNIOR SCHOOL, HARVEST ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBroadbank House, Lewisham Close, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 5, THE PAVILION, QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 SOUTHGATE DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 Clive Way, Pound Hill, 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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