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.
1,129 approved · 974 refused · 670 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
19 THE MARTLETS, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 3 & 4, MEADOWBROOK INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, MAXWELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMANOR GREEN COLLEGE, LADY MARGARET ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 Hillcrest Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published2 OAKHAVEN, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 CANBERRA CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published140 BUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 AILSA CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 LANGLEY WALK, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published40 SPRING PLAT, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 CANVEY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 OLIVIER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published103 IFIELD DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 0EA
Received Not publishedLAND AT CORNER OF HYDE DRIVE AND DOBBINS PLACE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 WORDSWORTH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 - 11 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published63 HOLMCROFT, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published86 DOWER WALK, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUnit C2, Woolborough Lane, Crawley
Received Not publishedAI LONDON LTD, UNIT 4B, WHEATSTONE CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY HOSPITAL, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 6AA
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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