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.
3,315 approved · 1,055 refused · 773 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
12 KILNMEAD CLOSE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published152 Woodfield Road, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published13 RAVEN LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBUS SHELTER, O/S FORMER MORRISONS SUPERMARKET, HIGH STREET, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 FURZEFIELD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 GREEN LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1st Crawley Scouts, Oak Road, Southgate
Received Not published29 SHIPLEY ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRear of 20 Heathfield, Pound Hill, Crawley, West Sussex
Received Not published48 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8PA
Received Not publishedHILTON, (SOUTH TERMINAL), LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT, WESTWAY, POUND HILL
Received Not publishedWILLOW CORNER, CHURCH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published23 TILGATE FOREST RECREATION CENTRE, TILGATE DRIVE, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published151 LONDON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 ARDEN ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 MIDHURST CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY,
Received Not publishedFUEL FARM TERMINAL, PERIMETER ROAD NORTH, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBOC GASES LIMITED, FLEMING WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published36 Redgrave Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not publishedAmenity Land to the rear of 21 Petworth Close, Bewbush. Crawley
Received Not published11 ST HUGHS CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 Bitmead Close, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published31 DOBSON ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedADJ UNITS 12, 13 & 62-64 COUNTY MALL, STATION 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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