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.
2,950 approved · 1,019 refused · 743 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 A, 1-3 METCALF WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWISHING WELL HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD, CRAWLEY, RH6 9SW
Received Not published53 SOUTHBROOK, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHAZELWOOD, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFOX RUN, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 COLTASH ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6JZ
Received Not published169 RUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWAGGONERS FARM, RUSS HILL, CHARLWOOD, HORLEY, RH6 0EL
Received Not published21 KENILWORTH CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16-18 HASLETT AVENUE WEST, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAZER WORLD, SPINDLE WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFirst Point, Buckingham Gate, Gatwick, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE REAR OF 19 NURSERYLANDS, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST PAULS METHODIST CHURCH, WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 1B, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published86 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published39 ROTHER CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 NYMANS COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 99 FINLAY COURT & 113 NOKES COURT, COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 Rusper Road, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0HL
Received Not published21 DITCHLING HILL, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 ST CATHERINES ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMILLFIELD COURT, IFIELD, 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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