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.
3,573 approved · 1,060 refused · 787 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 HIGH OAKS, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPHASE 4A, FORGE WOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 Briarswood Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedUNIT 1, ACORN RETAIL PARK, BETTS WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 9GG
Received Not published6 Forest View, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND AT LONGBRIDGE WAY, GATWICK, CRAWLEY
Received Not published107 High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedWOODLANDS 93 CROSSWAYS, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published60 HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 RUTHERFORD WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 - 3 GRAND PARADE, HIGH STREET, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 MAYFIELD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S JCN OF THE PAVEMENT & QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1XU
Received Not publishedFIRST FLOOR, 37 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCENTRAL HOUSE, 11 - 13 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBroadfield Stadium, Winfield Way, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not published31 Dobson Road, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND NORTH OF BROOK LANE HOUSE, PEEKS BROOK LANE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 NEWLANDS ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCrawley Hospital, West Green Drive, West Green, Crawley
Received Not published121 MARTYRS AVENUE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand to the rear and north of Orde Close, Orde Close, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published39 MOUNT CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSPINNEY COTTAGE, BALCOMBE ROAD, HORLEY, SURREY
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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