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.
3,267 approved · 1,042 refused · 766 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 BANCROFT ROAD, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published39 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST & SECOND FLOORS, 28 - 32 THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNIT 21, THE IMPERIAL CENTRE, 41 - 45 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 TINSLEY LANE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGOFFS PARK NURSING HOME, 39 - 41 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8AX
Received Not publishedMCDONALDS, 24 HASLETT AVENUE WEST, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published27 SOUTHWATER CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLE
Received Not publishedSOUTHWAYS BUSINESS PARK, LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-3 BETTS WAY, (FORMER PREMIERE HOUSE SITE), LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 SCALLOWS CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedVanguard & Victory House, Churchill Court, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedFLEMING HOUSE, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 THE DINGLE, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 MERIDIAN CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 GATES CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published49 Milton Mount Avenue, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published5 ORDE CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 SWALLOW ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHILLSIDE INN, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedUNITS 3D AND 3E GATWICK GATE, CHARLWOOD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH11 0TG
Received Not published48 FILBERT CRESCENT, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published5 KELSO CLOSE, POUND HILL, 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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