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.
1,296 approved · 988 refused · 689 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 COBNOR CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGrass verge to rear of 14 Lismore Crescent, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedST MARGARET'S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, THE MARDENS, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOMEBASE, CRAWLEY AVENUE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 NETHERWOOD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published30 HEXHAM CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S 113 Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published7 BURLANDS, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7LF
Received Not published1 CANVEY CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9HD
Received Not published8 CAPSEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 0UA
Received Not published20 MARION ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSITE 4, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTMOBILE 61826 TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAST, PERIMETER ROAD SOUTH, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBELGRAVE HOUSE, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 HERMITS ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 1 - 3 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER THALES SITE, GATWICK ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPART GROUND FLOOR, ASTRAL TOWERS, BETTS WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 OATLANDS, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 - 7 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 Rowfant Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published33 LIVINGSTONE ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 PARKFIELD CLOSE, 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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