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.
1,116 approved · 962 refused · 654 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
20 TUSHMORE LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published73 HAWKINS ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedChurch of St John The Baptist, Church Walk, Crawley
Received Not published20 BRANTRIDGE ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit 2, 26 The Martlets, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedTHE WHITE HART, 65 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVANGUARD & VICTORY HOUSE, CHURCHILL COURT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 THE SPINNEY, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley Hospital, West Green Drive, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedMotorline Peugeot Gatwick, Fleming House, Fleming Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published141 BEDIVERE ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 KILNMEAD CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHREE BRIDGES FOOTBALL CLUB, JUBILEE WALK, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 JACKDAW CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7RG
Received Not publishedGrass verge opposite 32 Lark Rise, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOMERLEY DRIVE, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY LEISURE PARK, LONDON ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 WESTFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 ALPHA ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAdjacent to Broadfield North Junior School, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not published59 NORTHGATE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCENTRAL SUSSEX COLLEGE, COLLEGE ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published128 GOSSOPS DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, 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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