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.
3,681 approved · 1,063 refused · 789 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
LAND AT 12 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published19 KELSO CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 Slinfold Walk, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0EG
Received Not publishedRAMPION OFFSHORE WINDFARM
Received Not publishedMAPLEHURST HOUSE, BROADFIELD PARK, BRIGHTON ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 SHELLEY CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6-10 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 HENLEY CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedO/S Three Bridges Depot, Network Rail, Station Hill, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedSUTHERLAND HOUSE, RUSSELL WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedAmenity green space between Linden Close and Laurel Close, Shrublands, Furnace Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedStreet House, Church Road, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not published12 ROSAMUND ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 MALTHOUSE ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFORMER DEPOT ADJ TO SW CORNER OF GOFFS PARK, OLD HORSHAM ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 Parkfield Close, Gossops Green, Crawley
Received Not published6 WEALD DRIVE, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published13 Allyington Way, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedO/S 16 PRIORS WALK, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSTEERS LANE, PHASE 2, STEERS LANE, FORGEWOOD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 THE PARADE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 Elizabethan Way, Maidenbower, Crawley
Received Not publishedWILTSHIRES FLORIST, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published21 STAGELANDS, LANGLEY 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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