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.
3,105 approved · 1,026 refused · 750 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 - 7 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBELGRAVE HOUSE, STATION WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT FARADAY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published31 OLD MANOR CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 THE RIDINGS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 Purcell Road, Bewbush, Crawley
Received Not publishedAVOCA, 63 BASHFORD WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 KELMSCOTT RISE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY, RH11 9TX
Received Not publishedFIRST POINT, BUCKINGHAM GATE, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNEXT RETAIL LTD, UNIT 1A, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 ABBOTSFIELD ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not published120 ASHDOWN DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedFARTHINGDALE, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 CITY PLACE, BEEHIVE RING ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLANGLEY GREEN YOUTH CENTRE, LARK RISE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 HAZELHURST DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedST WILFRIDS CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ST WILFRIDS WAY, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOLD PLOUGH COTTAGE, IFIELD STREET, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHORSE HILL WELL SITE, HORSE HILL, HOOKWOOD, HORLEY
Received Not published82 DOWNLAND DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMAYFIELD, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST FLOOR, IFIELD HOUSE, IFIELD GREEN, 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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