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.
4,618 approved · 1,078 refused · 796 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
ATLANTIC HOUSE, HENSON ROAD, THREE BRIDGES, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLANGLEY GREEN TYRES, LANGLEY PLACE, LANGLEY GREEN, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedBRIDGES WOOD, CHURCH LANE, BURSTOW, SURREY
Received Not publishedTHE OLD FORGE, 5 LANGLEY LANE AND FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, 7 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedFIRST FLOOR, 14 - 16 BROAD WALK, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedWAGGONERS FARM, RUSS HILL, CHARLWOOD, SURREY
Received Not publishedBROADFIELD STADIUM, WINFIELD WAY, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published1 LANGLEY LANE, IFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published65 GATWICK ROAD, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published22 GRATTONS DRIVE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3AA
Received Not published24 RANMORE CLOSE, BROADFIELD, CRAWLEY
Received Not published8 HAMPDEN CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY, RH10 3ER
Received Not publishedSAVERS, 5 - 6 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published4 QUEENS SQUARE, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedSteers Lane Phase 2, Forge Wood, Crawley
Received Not published13 WALTON HEATH, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not published35 STACE WAY, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE SIDE OF REAR GARDEN OF 79 DENCHERS PLAT, LANGLEY GREEN
Received Not published10 HILLSIDE CLOSE, SOUTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not published2-4 Forester Road, Southgate, Crawley
Received Not published15 SEDGEFIELD CLOSE, POUND HILL, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedGLOBAL HOUSE, HIGH STREET, NORTHGATE, CRAWLEY
Received Not publishedLand to the north of Fleming Way Former Eastman House and Former Flight Training Centre, Northgate, Crawley
Received Not published48 TRIST WAY, 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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