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.
1,148 approved · 982 refused · 681 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
O/S 14 Pevensey Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published5 WOOLBOROUGH ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published56A - 60 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 & 102 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3DD
Received Not published2 DEERSWOOD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSITE E2, MANOR ROYAL BUSINESS QUARTER, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSite T1 – Land to the East of Jubilee House, Gatwick Airport
Received Not published1 & 2 THE LYCHGATE, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 HARPER DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published109 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST & SECOND FLOORS, 10 - 12 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 GOUDHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 HILL PLACE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8BF
Received Not publishedZURICH HOUSE, EAST PARK, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER THALES SITE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFERNLANDS, FERNHILL ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCAR PARK AT OSNEY CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published50 FILBERT CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEASISTORE LTD, MAIDENBOWER OFFICE PARK, BALCOMBE ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 - 45 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedREEVES HOUSE, TRAFALGAR GARDENS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedDIAMOND POINT, FLEMING WAY, 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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