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.
937 approved · 849 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Grass verge adj to Crawley Avenue, north of 22 & 24 Orde Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedLOCAL CENTRE BUILDING, PHASE 1B, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 TUSHMORE LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published49 LINGFIELD DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 ASH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 TURNER WALK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 Heathfield, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published17 SPRING PLAT, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 Bellamy Road, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not publishedPHASE 2C, FORGE WOOD, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 WINDMILL COURT, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 8NA
Received Not publishedTESCO, 17 THE MARTLETS, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBLACK CORNER WOOD SMALL HOLDING, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 Stace Way, Pound Hill, Crawley,
Received Not publishedSULLIVAN DRIVE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 DOWER WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 HONEYSUCKLE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS) CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTESCO, 17 THE MARTLETS, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedT AND N MOTS LTD GROUND FLOOR, 9 REYNOLDS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 COBBLES CRESCENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8HA
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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