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.
4,456 approved · 1,074 refused · 796 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
OPERATIONAL RAILWAY LAND SOUTH OF THREE BRIDGES STATION, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedNATIONAL CAR PARKS LTD, THE BOULEVARD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 SHIRLEY CLOSE, BEWBUSH, CRAWLEY
Received Not published3 SISSINGHURST CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published45 MILTON MOUNT AVENUE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published42 High Street, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published6 FLINT CLOSE, MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY
Received Not published32 KILNMEAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 MIDGELEY ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2 ARDEN ROAD, FURNACE GREEN, CRAWLEY, RH10 6HY
Received Not published112 RUSHETTS ROAD, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY,
Received Not published109 HAZELWICK ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE TREE, 103 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCommonwealth Drive, Three Bridges, Crawley
Received Not published91 THREE BRIDGES ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published52 Oxford Road, Tilgate, Crawley, RH10 5JQ
Received Not published4 PRIESTCROFT CLOSE, GOSSOPS GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published16 FARM CLOSE, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published6 EDGAR CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBOOTS, UNIT 1B, COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK, COUNTY OAK WAY, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedKILNWOOD VALE, KILNWOOD VALE, CRAWLEY ROAD, FAYGATE
Received Not publishedPIER 1, SOUTH TERMINAL, GATWICK AIRPORT, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND AT BYERS LANE, SOUTH GODSTONE, SURREY
Received Not publishedBUCKSWOOD DRIVE, GOSSOPS 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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