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.
4,377 approved · 1,073 refused · 796 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1-19 (ODDS) CROMPTON WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedJEANIE MARSHAL FOODS UK LTD, UNIT 26, GATWICK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, COBHAM WAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 West Way, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not publishedGATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM, VALLANCE-BY-WAYS, LOWFIELD HEATH ROAD, CHARLWOOD. HORLEY
Received Not published28 ROSAMUND ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published26 Newbury Road, Pound Hill, Crawley,
Received Not published79 IFIELD ROAD, WEST GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published9 MILL ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published310 IFIELD DRIVE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published14 KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedOPPOSITE 25-27 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published17 PEARSON ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 Goffs Park Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not publishedCOUNTY OAK COTTAGE, 9 AMBERLEY COURT, WHITWORTH ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedRUSPER ROAD, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 STAFFORD ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published15 HYDE HEATH COURT, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published12 MOAT WALK, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGOFFS PARK NURSING HOME, 39 - 41 GOFFS PARK ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBRITISH AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE BASE HANGER 6, PERIMETER ROAD SOUTH GATWICK AIRPORT CRAWLEY WEST SUSSEX
Received Not publishedLAND FRONTING 93 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published11 Byerley Way, Pound Hill, Crawley, RH10 7YU
Received Not published12 SELHAM CLOSE, 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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