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1,019 approved · 906 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TESCO SUPERSTORE, BYCROFT WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMotorline Hyundai Gatwick, Fleming House, Fleming Way, Northgate, Crawley,
Received Not published5 HARDY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGAINSBOROUGH HOUSE, 26 - 32 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 1, CAMINO PARK, JAMES WATT WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published73 SHIPLEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1NR
Received Not publishedSUSSEX WINES, 83 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 HIGHDOWN COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCBC amenity land southeast of 31 Albert Crane Court, Framfield Close, Crawley
Received Not published40 FELBRIDGE AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published43 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 Mill Road, Three Bridges, Crawley, RH10 1NB
Received Not published67 BASHFORD WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 ALDINGBOURNE CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NEXT TO 7 BATEMAN COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE VICARAGE, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCROSSHILL, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 LANGLEY PARADE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER GSK MANOR ROYAL, TELECON METALS & CARPENTERS TECHNOLOGY SITE, NAPIER WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published30 Sheppey Close, Broadfield, 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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