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985 approved · 879 refused · 598 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 HONEYSUCKLE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published193 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedFORMER ALEXIR PACKAGING, FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE. CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 DOVEDALE CRESCENT, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8PJ
Received Not published43 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHoly Trinity C Of E School, Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published137 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPLAYGROUND, WEST GREEN PARK, IFIELD AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 HILL PLACE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 COLLINGWOOD ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 Burlands, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedCECIL MACDONALD & CO LIMITED, 21 - 23 KELVIN WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published108 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 CROSSWAYS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedALPHA MOTOR COMPANY LTD, POUND HILL PLACE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST AND SECOND FLOORS, 4 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNATIONAL CAR PARKS, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 Honeysuckle Lane, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published17 PEPPARD ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHIGHWAYS LAND ADJ TO ST ANDREWS HOUSE, WEALD DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 LEONARDSLEE COURT, FURNACE 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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