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.
4,514 approved · 1,075 refused · 796 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
NORTH TERMINAL WELCOME ARCH, NORTH TERMINAL APPROACH, GATWICK AIRPORT, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedHOLIDAY PARKING, CHARLWOOD PARK FARM, CHARLWOOD ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published10 CHAFFINCH CLOSE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not published44 Langley Drive, Langley Green, Crawley
Received Not publishedEDINBURGH HOUSE, HOLYROOD PLACE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFLAT 7 - 9 QUEENSWAY, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published100 Grattons Drive, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedTESCO SUPERSTORE, BYCROFT WAY, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not published107 HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 1DD
Received Not published16 GARRICK WALK, TILGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 Alicia Avenue, Pound Hill, Crawley
Received Not publishedLAND SOUTH OF HYDEHURST LANE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published92 SEAFORD ROAD, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBOHUNT HORSHAM, LAND NORTH OF HORSHAM, HORSHAM
Received Not publishedThe Gables Nursing Home, Ifield Green, Ifield, Crawley
Received Not publishedNORTHSIDE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE LEONARDO BUILDING, CRAWLEY BUSINESS QUARTER, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY, RH10 9AD
Received Not publishedVodafone UK Ltd Telecommunications Mast, Buchan Park Kennels, Southwest By Pass, Broadfield, Crawley
Received Not publishedCAR PARK, 11 - 13 THE BOULEVARD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSPRINGFIELD ROAD OPPOSITE NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 1 - 3 BRIGHTON ROAD, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedPETS AT HOME, LONDON ROAD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedTHE MOAT HOUSE, BALCOMBE ROAD, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published103 NORTH ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedCRAWLEY HOSPITAL, WEST GREEN DRIVE, WEST 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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