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.
2,156 approved · 999 refused · 710 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 PARK WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12A Applefield, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND AT FORMER IFIELD COLLEGE, LADY MARGARET ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSAXONS, TURNERS HILL ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 THE PAVEMENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 BRANTRIDGE ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 1C, FORGE WOOD CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 WORCESTER ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5JG
Received Not published23 Maiden Lane, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published44 CAMPBELL ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY, RH10 7GY
Received Not published88 SUNNYMEAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7DZ
Received Not published59 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 IVANHOE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY GARDEN CENTRE, COPTHORNE ROAD, COPTHORNE
Received Not published45 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 Herrick Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published9 BATEMAN COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS) CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND EAST OF CRAWLEY COLLEGE, NORTHGATE AVENUE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2-3 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWAITROSE LTD, LONG STAY CAR PARK, PERIMETER ROAD NORTH, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCROWNE PLAZA, LANGLEY DRIVE, LANGLEY 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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