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.
985 approved · 878 refused · 597 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Winter Gardens, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published53 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published70 JERSEY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published82 TREFOIL CRESCENT, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPOUND HILL JUNIOR SCHOOL, CRAWLEY LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S JCN OF THE PAVEMENT & QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1XU
Received Not published7 EMSWORTH CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 TOFTWOOD CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 8, DENVALE TRADE PARK, HASLETT AVENUE EAST, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 WOOLBOROUGH ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE HAWTH, HAWTH AVENUE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6YZ
Received Not publishedSEPTEMBER COTTAGE, 18 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 2D, FORGE WOOD (NORTH EAST SECTOR), POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, 11-13 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8PJ
Received Not published6 HAMPDEN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity land adjacent to St. Leonards Drive between Sharon and Laurel Close, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not published12 TEESDALE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 SAXON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7SB
Received Not published8 SOUTHWATER CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 0EY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE FACING 52 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published174 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedIFIELD HOUSE, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, 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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