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.
1,060 approved · 929 refused · 621 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 Denchers Plat, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published206 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 HERON CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRaised Area nr 22 Charleston Court, Forestfield, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedTREES ON LAND TO THE REAR OF 11 & 15 LAUREL CLOSE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published43 WARREN DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER GATWICK JAGUAR, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAXTONS, TURNERS HILL ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 4SW
Received Not published48 WINCHESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5JD
Received Not publishedSLIM CHICKENS, CRAWLEY LEISURE PARK, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 8LR
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE NORTH OF FLEMING WAY (EASTMAN HOUSE AND FORMER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTRE), MANOR ROYAL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDIAMOND POINT, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 COBBLES CRESCENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published74 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published112 WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 LULWORTH CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOMERLEY DRIVE, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF ANTLANDS LANE EAST, SHIPLEY BRIDGE, HORLEY, SURREY
Received Not publishedCAXTONS, TURNERS HILL ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 4SW
Received Not publishedLand at Northgate Road, Perimeter Road North, Gatwick Airport, Horley
Received Not publishedSUTHERLAND HOUSE, RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST NICHOLAS CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 Grand Parade, High Street, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published1 Shaftesbury Road, Maidenbower, 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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