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.
974 approved · 869 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
28 ROSAMUND ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSAXON HOUSE, STEPHENSON WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published139 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWestfield House, Bonnetts Lane, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedGROUND & FIRST FLOORS, ELM PARK COURT, TILGATE FOREST BUSINESS CENTRE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPenn Ric, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedO/S REAR OF 42-46 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1 DY
Received Not publishedVANGUARD HOUSE & VICTORY HOUSE CHURCHILL COURT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTEERS LANE, PHASE 2, STEERS LANE, FORGEWOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 STONEFIELD CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE BLACK DOG PUBLIC HOUSE, BARNFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY (AMENDED PLANS)
Received Not publishedSHELL UK OIL PRODUCTS LTD SERVICE STATION, LONGBRIDGE WAY, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not published104 Gales Drive, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published23 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published30 Sheppey Close, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not published11 Penfold Road, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not published12 CROSSWAYS CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 CLAYTON HILL, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 MARSHALL ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 Gales Drive, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 3 G-HUB CRAWLEY, NAPIER WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 OAKHAVEN, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 ST CATHERINES ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, 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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