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.
935 approved · 849 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Manor Green Primary School, Lady Margaret Road, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published12 ARUNDEL CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY HOSPITAL, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 LOPPETS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 SAXON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 SMALLS MEAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedFLEMING HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLANGLEY GRANGE, LANGLEY WALK, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 VANCOUVER DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published28 MANNINGS CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOLMLEIGH, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to Gatwick South Streetworks, A23 London Road, Crawley
Received Not published56 BURLANDS, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 & 11 HOME CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 200, FOCAL POINT, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 THE CANTER, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 ST JOHNS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7BD
Received Not publishedTHE NEWMARK, PEGLER WAY, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 VANCOUVER DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY RAILWAY STATION, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 CASHER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 PRESTWOOD CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPALINDROME HOUSE, CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, 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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