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.
968 approved · 867 refused · 590 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 CAFFINS CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 LEIGHLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 Stanbridge Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published26 BUCKMANS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSOUTH TERMINAL LONG STAY CAR PARK, ZONE B, GATWICK AIRPORT, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 WORTH PARK AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand adj to Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published3 ST SAMPSON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published196 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand to northwest of The Tweed and Winterfold Tweed Lane Ifield Crawley West Sussex
Received Not publishedAmenity land to the rear of Aerfin Ltd, 1 Newton Road, and adj to Crawters Brook, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedWATERFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL WATERFIELD GARDENS, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 115 LARK RISE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 SHIRE PARADE, THE RIDINGS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTilgate Service Station, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedTHE SHAMBLES, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 THE GARRONES, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7YT
Received Not published4 THE GARRONES, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER O/S PLATINUM HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published81 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPOUNDLAND, UNIT 1, 3 BROADFIELD BARTON, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND EAST OF EAST WING, BURSTOW HALL, ANTLANDS LANE, TINSLEY GREEN, 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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