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.
945 approved · 854 refused · 577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND TO THE SOUTH OF PEASE POTTAGE SERVICES LAND PARCEL AT BRIGHTON ROAD, PEASE POTTAGE, WEST SUSSEX
Received Not published50 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIFIELD BARN THEATRE CLUB IFIELD THEATRE CLUB, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY.
Received Not published10 LITTLE CRABTREE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE OLD HOUSE, 111 LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley College, College Road, Crawley
Received Not published13 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBOEING HOUSE, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 100, FOCAL POINT, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 LULWORTH CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published54 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFAIRLEIGH, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGROUND FLOOR, SAXON HOUSE, STEPHENSON WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedESSO SERVICE STATION, MALTHURST HORLEY, POVEY CROSS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedStreet House, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedAFFINITY SUTTON HOMES LTD, OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 LULWORTH CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 AMBERLEY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity land in front of 51 Shackleton Road, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedIFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17-19 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 6AE
Received Not published24 Loxwood Walk, Ifield, 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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