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.
1,942 approved · 997 refused · 702 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent to Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedFORMER ALEXIR PACKAGING, FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDaniels House, Trafalgar Gardens, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedRIVINGTON FARM, ANTLANDS LANE, TINSLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH6 9SR
Received Not published30 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBCL HOUSE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 KELSO CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published257 - 259 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 GODDARD CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 CHARLESTON COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published122 Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley,
Received Not published18 SEDGEFIELD CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedQUALITY DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDERETTE, 10 POUND HILL PARADE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published39A MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF WORTH WAY (SOUTH OF SAXON ROAD), POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKILNWOOD VALE DEVELOPMENT PHASE 3DEFG, CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE
Received Not published235 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedSTERLING HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRECTORY FARMHOUSE, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published146 BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAIRPORT WAY ROUNDABOUT WEST, LONGBRIDGE WAY, GATWICK AIRPORT
Received Not published51 PUNCH COPSE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published153 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY 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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