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.
2,874 approved · 1,017 refused · 742 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Unit 3, Crawley Leisure Park, London Road, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published9 HARPER DRIVE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEXPLORER HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedESKIMO ICE LONDON LLP, WHITWORTH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 REDWOOD CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedArrow Point Unit 1, Manor Royal, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published34 THE MILLBANK, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR OF 30 HOCKEN MEAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHEATHY FARM, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST CATHERINES HOSPICE, MALTHOUSE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE HIVE, 53 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 DAKIN CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIBIS HOTEL IBIS GATWICK HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 BANCROFT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedCO-OP, 17 - 19 LANGLEY PARADE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMARKS AND SPENCER, 23 - 29 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1EE
Received Not published14 HAROLD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTK MAXX, UNIT 1C, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGrass verge on London Road opposite Perimeter Road, East, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published9 WEST AVENUE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 Denchers Plat, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not published6 - 10 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, 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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