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.
952 approved · 856 refused · 579 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
UNIT 9, CRAWLEY LEISURE PARK, LONDON ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 FORESTER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley Water Works, Radford Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published34 LARK RISE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 CHARLESTON COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published18 CAMBER CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBLOC HOTEL, SOUTH TERMINAL, PERIMETER ROAD EAST, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 SCALLOWS CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity land at Tesco Superstore, south of Bycroft Way (north of 4th Worth Scout Hall, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedAmenity verge at highway verge at Gatwick Road, Crawley
Received Not publishedBRITISH OXYGEN CO, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9JY
Received Not publishedTHE BASE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEASISTORE LTD, MAIDENBOWER OFFICE PARK, BALCOMBE ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 BOSHAM ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 SHACKLETON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 MOAT WALK, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE OUTSIDE OF 67 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published40 Lismore Crescent, Broadfield, Crawley, RH11 9DB
Received Not publishedTHE OLD COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNCP CROSS KEYS CAR PARK, THE BROADWAY, HIGH STREET 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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