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.
1,053 approved · 927 refused · 620 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
30 SOUTHGATE DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published57 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 TITMUS DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK SOUTH TERMINAL LONG STAY CAR PARK. GATWICK AIRPORT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 PAGEWOOD CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 BANCROFT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published197 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 ROWFANT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBOOTS, UNIT 1B, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBRITISH OXYGEN CO, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6A ST JOHNS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published104 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DD
Received Not publishedTHE WHITE HART, 65 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 2D, FORGE WOOD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMILTON MOUNT LAKE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOCEAN HOUSE, HAZELWICK AVENUE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 DENNE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOFFSHORE WIND FARM OFF WEST SUSSEX COAST - RAMPION 2
Received Not published61 WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedUnit 1, County Mall, Station Way, Northgate, Crawley, RH10 1FF
Received Not published14 THE CHASE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 Oakhaven, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedELM PARK COURT, TILGATE FOREST BUSINESS CENTRE, BRIGHTON ROAD, TILGATE, 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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