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.
1,050 approved · 927 refused · 620 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 POYNINGS ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLinac House, Fleming Way, Crawley
Received Not published190 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published59 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedASDA, PEGLER WAY, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 MEREWORTH DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 CRAWLEY LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 Milton Mount Avenue, Pouund Hill, Crawley, West Sussex
Received Not publishedCLAYBROOKE, 1 HAYWARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 ORIEL CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHIGHFIELD HOUSE, TOWN MEAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 WILLOW CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published43 CHEPSTOW CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 HAMPDEN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 CROSSWAYS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPETS CORNER, SQUIRES GARDEN CENTRE, HORSHAM ROAD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published64 THE DINGLE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMANOR ROYAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY - FLEMING WAY, COUNTY OAK WAY, MANOR ROYAL AND GATWICK ROAD
Received Not published22 Hazelwood, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedParish Office St Albans Hall, Gossops Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedTHE WYATTS TWO, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, 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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