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.
1,064 approved · 931 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
KILNWOOD VALE SUB-PHASE 3DEFG, KILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, HORSHAM
Received Not published20 BEECHSIDE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE TREE, 103 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 WESTFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHICKSTEAD HOUSE, DOWNLAND PLACE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 Crabbet Road, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 57, COUNTY MALL, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 FONTANA CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 LANERCOST ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 CROSSWAYS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedJetset House, Church Road, Langley Green, Crawley, RH11 0PQ
Received Not published15 WESTMINSTER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOLD COTTAGE, DONKEY LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 SALTERNS ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 BICKLEY COURT, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 HAVERSHAM CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 VIVIENNE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 HOLDER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17-19 Brighton Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedTesco Distribution Centre, 1 Hydehurst Lane, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published34 SEDGEFIELD CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published66 PADSTOW WALK, BEWBUSH, 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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