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.
1,586 approved · 992 refused · 696 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
HARWOODS (FORMER BOC EDWARDS SITE), MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 MOORLAND ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNORTHGATE PLAYCENTRE, WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTANFORD SCOUT CAMP SITE, OLD BRIGHTON ROAD (NORTH), BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGatwick Manor Hotel, London Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND PARCEL RUSSELL WAY (FORMER TSB SITE), THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 IFIELD DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 MIDHURST CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 OAKHILL CHASE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAMENITY LAND ADJACENT TO 65 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published92 LANGLEY DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 COLTASH ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published143 LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF LONDON ROAD & FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 HONEYSUCKLE LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 Cook Road, Tilgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedGOLF HOUSE, HORSHAM ROAD, PEASE POTTAGE
Received Not publishedOCTAGON HOUSE, RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1GW
Received Not published2 CONEY CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published60 PARK WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedB and C E Benefit Schemes, Manor Royal, Northgate, Crawley,
Received Not published68 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, 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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