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.
3,090 approved · 1,024 refused · 749 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOUTHGATE DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND PARCEL WEST OF JUNCTION WITH HASLETT AVENUE AND SPINDLE WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 & 44 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 LEVERET LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 SPRING PLAT, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 DOBSON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3-7 PEGLER WAY, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedREAR OF MALVERN COTTAGE, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 1 AND 5, WHEATSTONE CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE GREYHOUND, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedEVERGREENS HOSTEL, HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBloomery House, West Green Drive, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published10 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY, RH10 1LZ
Received Not published23 IVANHOE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 7UF
Received Not published4 THE PAVEMENT, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 BIGGIN CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedElekta Ltd Linac House, Fleming Way, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published14 SYCAMORE CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 WOODING GROVE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 Milton Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedAMENITY LAND TO REAR OF 1/2 CHARLESTON COURT, FORESTFIELD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 - 6 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published68 Bedivere Road, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published7 PATH LINK, 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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