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.
2,984 approved · 1,020 refused · 744 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Next to Electricity Sub Station, Church Road, Pound Hill & Opposite 3 Weller Close, Street Hill
Received Not published2 EAST PARK, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRCROFT, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published47 BLACKWATER LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 KINGFISHER CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 HAMPDEN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 WORDSWORTH CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR, COLWELL HOUSE, 39 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published39 Bellamy Road, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not publishedNATWEST, 16 - 18 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 POND WOOD ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBus shelter at Southgate Avenue, S/O Station Way, Crawley
Received Not published27 HENLEY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAdjacent to 3 Horndean Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published110-112 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published51 Gatwick Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published8 NETHERWOOD, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 SNELL HATCH, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 PERRYFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE STABLES, RECTORY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND OFF A23 LONDON ROAD AND FLEMING WAY, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published78 SOUTHGATE DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, 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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