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.
1,824 approved · 995 refused · 701 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
35 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published83 WINCHESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLOWFIELD HALL, POLES LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published71 BASHFORD WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 OLD ORCHARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 SHETLAND CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHAZELWICK SCHOOL, HAZELWICK MILL LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 HERMITS ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published106 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND ADJACENT TO 105 OAK WAY AND OPPOSITE 24/26 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVINES OF GATWICK, STEPHENSON WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 BOSHAM ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 GALES DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST FLOOR, 42 - 46 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER TRAVEL LODGE GATWICK AIRPORT, CHURCH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 SHAWS ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published74 BARRINGTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGrass Verge Adjacent Crown Plaza Hotel, Crawley Avenue, Crawley,
Received Not publishedRAYNER, 2 NAPIER WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFAIRFIELD HOUSE SITE, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOrigin Two, 106 High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedMALMAISON COTTAGE, TURNERS HILL ROAD, 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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