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1,019 approved · 906 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 SHINWELL WALK, HENDERSON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 TENNYSON CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 BOUNDARY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8BT
Received Not published17 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published40 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS) CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST CHOICE HOUSE, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFirst & Second Floors 10 The Broadway, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published45 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 FRIENDS CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (Odds) Crompton Way , Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published61 CONSTABLE ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 LANGLEY DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 PURLEY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 COB WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWSCC Centenary House, Woodfield Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published56 NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 & 28 BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 Applefield, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedBarclay House, 82 - 92 High Street, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedSTERLING HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHALF MOON HALF MOON, BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWILLOW CORNER, CHURCH ROAD, 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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