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.
2,100 approved · 998 refused · 707 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
PRESTEIGNE BROADCAST HIRE, 9 THE BRUNEL CENTRE, NEWTON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 JERSEY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRoyal Mail, 7 The Boulevard, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND REAR OF 1-12 LAUREL CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 Crockham Close, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedTILGATE FOREST BUSINESS CENTRE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedREEVES HOUSE, TRAFALGAR GARDENS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 BANKS ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published49 ST JOAN CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published67 NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 SISSINGHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 Alicia Avenue, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7AY
Received Not published8 NORMANHURST CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 - 45, IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 WOODLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DL
Received Not published209 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published201 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedWOLDHURSTLEA CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBEWBUSH DRIVE (WEST OF 18 DORSTEN PLACE), BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY, RH11 8YH
Received Not publishedSUTHERLAND HOUSE (EASTERN SECTION), RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 Gales Drive, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published50 STAGELANDS, 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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