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.
1,047 approved · 926 refused · 617 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
93 DOWNLAND DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE OUTSIDE 9 SMITH CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 BISHAM CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBRAIDWOOD, RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAMENITY LAND TO THE FRONT OF 99/101 WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 WATERFIELD GARDENS, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTelecommunications site on grass verge, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedShell Gatwick North Service Station, Longbridge Way, Gatwick, Crawley
Received Not published14 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5HB
Received Not published10 KITES CLOSE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAerfin Ltd Unit 1, Newton Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published46 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBROADFIELD PRIMARY ACADEMY, BROADFIELD EAST, VULCAN CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 ROSEDALE CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORGE WOOD, PHASE 3 EMPLOYMENT BUILDING, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedROSE COTTAGE, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 WINDMILL COURT, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 Denne Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedST BARNABAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH, WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDungarvan, Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published7 SCALLOWS CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1QP
Received Not publishedHOLY TRINITY C OF E SCHOOL, BUCKSWOOD 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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