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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.
3,127 approved · 1,029 refused · 755 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
TOBY CARVERY, THE BARN, VANCOUVER DRIVE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE TREE, 103 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published33 West Green Drive, West Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedTOWN HALL, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTONER HOUSE, KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE AT JUNCTION OF BRIGHTON ROAD AND SOUTHGATE DRIVE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY (AMENDED SITE DESCRIPTION)
Received Not published98 STACE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published7 TICEHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 ROSAMUND ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6QF
Received Not publishedUNIT H3, SUSSEX MANOR BUSINESS PARK, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGATWICK AIRPORT, LAND WEST OF UNIFORM TAXIWAY, NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT ZONE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6A ST JOHNS ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 SOUTHGATE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 GREYHOUND SLIP, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, RADFORD ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published90 FINDON ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published38 FORESTER ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 6EG
Received Not published15 SALEHURST ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 3B-3D AND 4B, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 The Paddock, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE WEST OF BEWBUSH, NORTH OF A264 (PHASE 2 KILNWOOD VALE), CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY GOODS YARD, GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTEXACO GARAGE, FLEMING WAY, 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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