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.
948 approved · 855 refused · 578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ENDEAVOUR HOUSE, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published41 STAGELANDS, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published7 CANVEY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedYEW COURT, SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published95 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published51 AND 53 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 WATSON CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE OLD COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7RT
Received Not published265 Ifield Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedSUTHERLAND HOUSE (EASTERN SECTION), RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 ALPHA ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVIRGIN ATLANTIC THE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published96 WINCHESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 Ditchling Hill, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published6 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHGATE HOUSE, 115 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHUT AREA, TILGATE PARK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 SHERWOOD WALK, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUCKSWOOD, HORSHAM ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published88 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published31 FURNACE DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, 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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