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.
1,805 approved · 995 refused · 701 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND AT FORMER THALES SITE, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published97 & 99 RUSHETTS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 BRIAR CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published56A - 60 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedYODEL, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published66 BURLANDS, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 STACE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 7YN
Received Not published37 Chepstow Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published29 WANTAGE CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 - 30 GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE, HIGH STREET, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 1BW
Received Not published26 Blackwater Lane, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published145 Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published89 Malthouse Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedOPP 6 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published48 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 - 7 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 TINSLEY LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 STIRLING CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF NORTHSIDE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 HAWKHURST WALK, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published62 WINCHESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND SOUTH OF ASHMORE HOUSE, DOBSON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 3 G-HUB, NAPIER WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FARADAY ROAD, MANOR ROYAL BUSINESS PARK, 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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