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.
1,048 approved · 926 refused · 618 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
KILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE, HORSHAM
Received Not published15 BEECHSIDE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 HOLMBURY CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8TG
Received Not published27 FORGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 EDWARD PLACE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCENTRAL SUSSEX COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPULLCOTTS FARM NURSERY, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 PELHAM COURT BUSINESS CENTRE, PELHAM PLACE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBEAUBUSH CASTLE, HORSHAM ROAD, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFLINT COTTAGE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNEWTIMBER CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OF THE FORMER WHITE HOUSE BUILDING AND ADJACENT CAR PARK AREA, LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 SULLINGTON HILL, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTAJ MAHAL CAR PARK, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 BRADBURY ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedLAND AT 45 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, PHASE 1B
Received Not publishedLITTLE TREES, 13 LITTLE CRABTREE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 & 2 LAUNDRY COTTAGES, BUCHAN COUNTRY PARK, LAUNDRY COTTAGES
Received Not published104 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPART GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR, ASTRAL TOWERS, BETTS WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 Foxglove Walk, 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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