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1,019 approved · 906 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HARWOODS AUDI, MAIDENBOWER OFFICE PARK, BALCOMBE ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKINGSLAND COURT, THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES
Received Not published23 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published101 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published138 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published4 ROSE WALK, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 HILLSIDE CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 SYCAMORE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCBC amenity land northwest of 8 Albert Crane Court, Framfield Close, Crawley
Received Not published358 Ifield Drive, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published97 OAKFIELDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 Raven Lane, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedST JOHNS HOUSE, HASLETT AVENUE WEST, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPavement outside Avion Court, London Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedS/E OF ROSEHIP COTTAGE, FORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 LOPPETS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWISHING WELL HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSt Johns Church, Church Walk, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published6 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 PINOVA CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 GUINEVERE ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 ATHELSTAN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 TIREE PATH, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 TICEHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, 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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