Crawley Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Crawley Borough Council decided more than 730 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 67 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Crawley Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 September 2026 · Refused
14 - 19 Queens Square, Northgate, Crawley · CR/2025/0290/FUL
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Holy Trinity C of E School, Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, Crawley · CR/2025/0203/FUL
Figures for Crawley Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 730 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 67 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 62 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 72plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Crawley Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is whether the transport impacts of the proposed development would be acceptable.”
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“Taking the above into account, the main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • the effect of the proposed development on existing trees; • the effect of traffic relating to the dwelling on…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.