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.
997 approved · 886 refused · 601 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN NOS 34 & 36 TUSHMORE LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOMEBASE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedADJACENT TO FOOTPATH IN FRONT OF 34 FIVE ACRES, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 - 12 THE MARTLETS, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 MEDWAY ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published(FIRST FLOOR) 42-46 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published121 WARREN DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published62 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX
Received Not publishedLand adj to Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published23 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published83 - 87 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSOUTH SIDE OF LONDON ROAD, OPPOSITE THE JUNCTION WITH PERIMETER ROAD EAST, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 JACKSON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9TJ
Received Not published6 COLTASH ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S 49 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAFE 89, 89 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFROGSHOLE FARM FROGSHOLE FARM, MAIDENBOWER DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 HOLMCROFT, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 6TW
Received Not published3 MEREWORTH DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 SKELMERSDALE WALK, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBROOKVALE LAND AT KINGSFOLD, DORKING ROAD, KINGSFOLD
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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