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.
934 approved · 847 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BLACK CORNER COTTAGE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 Grand Parade, High Street, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedAMENITY LAND TO THE REAR OF NUMBERS 21 TO 31 LAUREL CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 ASH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTO SIDE OF 11 CHARLESTON COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 & 44 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHangar 7, Larkins Road, Gatwick Airport
Received Not published25 NEWMARKET ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published13 JOLESFIELD COURT, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHIGHWAY VERGE ADJACENT TO SAXON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPOLES ACRE BARN, POLES LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 and 44 Green Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedFORMER TRAVEL LODGE GATWICK AIRPORT, CHURCH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 HONEYSUCKLE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published74 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTelecommunications site on grass verge, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published19 ANGLESEY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9HG
Received Not published45 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOOT COTTAGE, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 THE MILLBANK, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 SUNNYMEAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPLOUGH LODGE, RECTORY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWOLDHURSTLEA CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, 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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