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1,019 approved · 906 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HSBC, 9 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1UR
Received Not publishedNORMAN HOUSE, 15 STEPHENSON WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand at Former Thales Site, Gatwick Road, Crawley
Received Not published6 THE MILLBANK, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNETWORK RAIL LAND, ADJ TO MATTHEWS DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 WESTFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedThe VHQ The Leonardo Building, Crawley Business Quarter, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedManor Gate, Unit 1, Manor Royal, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published24 THORNDYKE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 POUND HILL PARADE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE ADJACENT TO CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, LANGLEY DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWESTFIELD HOUSE, LOWFIELD HEATH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUK ASSISTANCE ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRES LTD, UNIT B, MAIDENBOWER OFFICE PARK, BALCOMBE ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 CHEPSTOW CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 DEERSWOOD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 GREGORY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published97 St Marys Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published4 CLIFTON ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 WATSON CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedInternational Business Centre, Spindle Way, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedTESCO SUPERSTORE, BYCROFT WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJ TO 6 HAREWOOD CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 GOSSOPS DRIVE, GOSSOPS 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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