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.
1,019 approved · 906 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
CO-OP, 8 POUND HILL PARADE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7EA
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 Nelson Close, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not published10 LITTLE CRABTREE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 TICEHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFLINT COTTAGE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT RAILWAY STATION, GATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK ADJ CENTRAL SUSSEX COLLEGE, NORTHGATE AVENUE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 WALTON HEATH, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 SCALLOWS CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSaxonbrook House, Maidenbower Square, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not published5 Graffham Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not publishedJEANIE MARSHAL FOODS UK LTD, UNIT 26, GATWICK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, COBHAM WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 PAGEWOOD CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY, RH10 7ZL
Received Not published53 LYNDHURST CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHighway verge at Horsham Road, southwest of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Horsham Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published4 Evelyn Walk, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedL3 HARRIS, 2 - 3 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT ZONE GATWICK AIRPORT
Received Not published19 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DT
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB THE CHECKATRADE.COM STADIUM, WINFIELD WAY, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 KEBLE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 COWDRAY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7BW
Received Not published22 PARHAM ROAD, IFIELD, 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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