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1,060 approved · 931 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HYDERS HALL, GATWICK MANOR HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 & 4 NETHERWOOD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 3A, FORGE WOOD (NES), CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND ADJ TO HYDEHURST LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBETTS WAY (ACORN RETAIL PARK), LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 9GG
Received Not published23 Goffs Park Road, Southgate. Crawley
Received Not published21 - 31 KELVIN WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9SP
Received Not published77 EWHURST ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCHURCH ROAD NURSERIES, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 RITCHIE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4A PEGLER WAY, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTOORADIN, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 TOWN BARN ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 BROCK ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 GLOUCESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHAZELWOOD, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 RANMORE CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published102 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSIDE OF 107-109 PEARSON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 WORDSWORTH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDaisy Chain Day Nursery, 194 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedST PAULS METHODIST CHURCH, WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, 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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