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.
1,121 approved · 965 refused · 659 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
EXPLORER BUILDING, FLEMING WAY, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published19 CHALDON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published55 WOODWARDS, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 SHIPLEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedStation Way, Friary Way, Haslett Avenue West & The Martlets, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedOCEAN HOUSE, HAZELWICK AVENUE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 STANLEY INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, KELVIN WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 2B KILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE
Received Not published46 ARDINGLY CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published73 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSPRING PLAT COURT, BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE BARN, VANCOUVER DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWORTH PARK LAKE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 11 & 12, BIRCHFIELD HOUSE, IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 WOODSIDE ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedZURICH HOUSE, EAST PARK, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published124 RAILEY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 8DB
Received Not published12 MITCHELLS ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMILTON MOUNT LAKE, GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVIRGIN HOLIDAYS THE GALLERIA, STATION ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1WW
Received Not published227 - 229 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT STATION, SOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK
Received Not published9 AILSA CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 Treeview, Broadfield, 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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