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.
3,480 approved · 1,060 refused · 787 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
WESTERN SIDE OF CRAWLEY LIBRARY, SOUTHGATE AVENUE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPremier Inn, 45 Goffs Park Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published132 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGRASS VERGE TO THE FRONT OF FLATS 220/226 GOSSOPS DRIVE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBROADFIELD MOSQUE, BROADWOOD RISE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published25 POLLARDS, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS), CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published34 CLIVE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER BEWBUSH LEISURE CENTRE SITE, BREEZEHURST DRIVE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 CRANBORNE WALK, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 HINDHEAD CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH11 8TQ
Received Not published31 - 33 & GROUND FLOOR 35B HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 Harper Drive, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not published15 OAKHILL CHASE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCOPSE COTTAGE, BALCOMBE ROAD, HORLEY
Received Not published44 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 WORTH ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 LANERCOST ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedIRON MOUNTAIN, 5 - 6 THE BRUNEL CENTRE, NEWTON ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not publishedLOWFIELD HALL, POLES LANE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 WELLINGTON CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedMICHAELMAS COTTAGE, IFIELD GREEN, IFIELD, 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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