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934 approved · 848 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
153 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 CRABTREE ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 BUCKMANS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWoodland north of Woldhurstlea Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published10 TIREE PATH, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 MOUNTBATTEN CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCOMMUNITY CENTRE, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedASHDOWN DRIVE (SOUTH OF THE OAKS PRIMARY SCHOOL), TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 FOX CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY RAILWAY STATION, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF FLEMING WAY (EASTMAN HOUSE AND FORMER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE), MANOR ROYAL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 3 AND 4, MEADOWBROOK INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, MAXWELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 3, LAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published41 WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 3, LAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE GRASSHOPPER, ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published127 BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 CLOVERLANDS, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published28 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGW & G BRIDGES LTD, BREAKERS YARD, BRIGHTON ROAD, PEASE POTTAGE
Received Not published126 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 ST MARYS DRIVE, 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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