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.
979 approved · 874 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 NEWLANDS ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 THE PASTURE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 BOUNDARY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 MAYES CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 St Marys Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published80 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE DOLPHINS, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 RUTHERFORD WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedR/O 25 WESTFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 GLOUCESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWOLDHURSTLEA WOOD, BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, (TREES TO REAR OF 40 TINTERN ROAD) GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 GUINEVERE ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published83 Crossways, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published1 RUSKIN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3TP
Received Not publishedAmenity land in or adjacent to Linden Close, Furnace Green,Crawley
Received Not published25 SYCAMORE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMilton Mount Open Space (land to the rear of 130 to 136 Grattons Drive), Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published24 LANGLEY DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT STATION, SOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK
Received Not publishedCAR PARK ADJACENT CENTRAL SUSSEX COLLEGE, NORTHGATE AVENUE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published73 NEWMARKET ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE PUBLIC LAVATORIES, THE BOULEVARD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 The Link, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedMulti Storey Car Park, Exchange Road, 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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