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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.
991 approved · 881 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HALLAN CASH AND CARRY, 61 - 63 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 MILTON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published90 WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHSIDE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand to the south of Saxon Road, Pound Hill and to the north of Worth Way, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published5 - 7 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published53 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published74 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 MITCHELLS ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DT
Received Not publishedENDEAVOUR HOUSE, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 SISSINGHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMETRO BANK, 25 - 29 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 NETHERWOOD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER DEPOT ADJ TO SW CORNER OF GOFFS PARK, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 1 BYRD ROAD, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSOUTHWELL, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 CAFFINS CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 PEARSON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTRIP OF LAND OFF THE RIDINGS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTelecommunications Mast, Creasys Drive, Broadfield, West Sussex
Received Not published4 VICTORIA MEWS, WEST 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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