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.
942 approved · 851 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7 Ardingly Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published191 Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND EAST OF RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD
Received Not publishedHARRABIN CONSULTANCY LTD, GROUND FLOOR & FIRST FLOOR, 3 MILL COURT, SPINDLE WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTRAVEL LODGE GATWICK AIRPORT, CHURCH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHaslett Avenue East, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published42 & 44 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published18 SELBOURNE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published91 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF A25, OXTED, SURREY
Received Not published22 ST EDMUNDS CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published71 - 73 EAST PARK, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNATIONAL CAR PARKS LTD (EAST & WEST CAR PARKS), THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGURJAR HINDU UNION TEMPLE APPLE TREE CENTRE, IFIELD AVENUE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 The Glade, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND BEHIND 13 LAUREL CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, IFIELD AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLITTLE DEBEN, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published141 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5EG
Received Not published156 ROTHER CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 8ND
Received Not publishedUNIT 13, GATWICK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, COBHAM WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 BUTTS CLOSE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7JJ
Received Not publishedCAA Aviation House, Beehive Ring Road, 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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