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.
933 approved · 843 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8 NEWBURY ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published25 BANCROFT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 DETLING ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published68 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO DOBBINS PLACE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published201 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAFE HAVANA, 32 BROADFIELD BARTON, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published178 Gossops Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published18 SAXON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT SOUTHWAYS, LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSOUTH TERMINAL WELCOME ARCH, RING ROAD NORTH, GATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 ST CATHERINES ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE PARSONS PIG, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 BATEMAN COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTREES TO THE REAR OF 6 WILSON CLOSE, (ADJACENT TO LUCERNE DRIVE), MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 VICTORIA MEWS, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 HANOVER CLOSE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLIDL, 263 - 269 HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGrass verge on Crawley Avenue, nr footbridge, adj to junction of Gossops Drive, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedHARWOOD, BLAXLEY & FOREST WAY, GREEN LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit 2, Connect Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published30 IRVING WALK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5BQ
Received Not publishedLAND SOUTH OF NEWHOUSE FARM, OLD CRAWLEY ROAD, HORSHAM
Received Not published2 FORBES 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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