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.
3,117 approved · 1,027 refused · 755 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LANGLEY GREEN HOSPITAL, MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published39 OTFORD CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 BLACKFOLD ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 BIGGIN CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 - 9 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published29 KINGSCOTE HILL, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 HEATHFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published46 THE BIRCHES, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 HUDSON ROAD, TILGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 5NR
Received Not publishedGATWICK SOUTH, LONDON ROAD, GATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHORLEY GATWICK SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 BEHENNA CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 HAYWARDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 MERCER CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand adjacent to 89 Worth Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published27 CRABBET ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 PERRYFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOUTSIDE WATERSTONES, 4-6 THE MARTLETS, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1HA
Received Not published10 LEIGHLANDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBeaumont, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7RT
Received Not publishedCRAWTERS BROOK, MANOR ROYAL, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 ST HUGHS CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 BOWATER ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, 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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