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.
3,331 approved · 1,056 refused · 779 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
70 WOODFIELD ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published55 ST MARYS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCROWN BUILDINGS, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 LANERCOST ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published24 OAKFIELDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published20 THE LINK, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published28 OAKFIELDS, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published139 Shipley Road, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not published4 COLONSAY ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published76 MALTHOUSE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIBIS GATWICK HOTEL, LONDON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 THE ORCHARDS, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published56 ST CATHERINES ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 PINOVA CLOSE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOMES PARTNERSHIP SOUTHERN LTD, 44 HIGH STREET, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLondon Road Retail Park, London Road, West Green
Received Not publishedMAIDENBOWER SQUARE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published37 JUNIPER ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBEAUBUSH CASTLE, HORSHAM ROAD, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORGE WOOD, NORTH EAST SECTOR, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 & 28 BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedG2 - Northern Approach, Timberham Farm Road, Gatwick Airport
Received Not published8 THE BROADWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published88 SPENCERS ROAD, WEST GREEN, 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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