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934 approved · 848 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 Mitford Walk, Bewbush, Crawley
Received Not published26 BOUNDARY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY LEISURE PARK, LONDON ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBANK PRECINCT AND GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 KIPLING CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 Plough Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published29 HIGH STREET, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX
Received Not publishedSt Margarets C of E Primary School The Mardens Ifield Crawley West Sussex
Received Not publishedLAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published28 KINGSCOTE HILL, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 FAIRWAY, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published51 Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published29 TINSLEY LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 Blackwater Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published42 LAVINGTON CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 FURNACE DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 MAYFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published62 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 FAULKNER CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 ALMOND CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 TAUNTON CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCarey House, Town Barn Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedYOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST 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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