Planning Application Forms

You can submit your planning applications online. This service, provided via the Planning Portal, will allow you to complete your form, attach the required drawings and pay online. View the Planning Portal website for more information.

Alternatively you can apply for planning permission by using the appropriate application form provided below. We have provided checklists and guidance notes to help you make sure your application is completed correctly. Unfortunately if an application is incomplete it will result in a delay in validating and processing your application. The planning services department will contact you should your application be incomplete.

• Standards for online Planning Applications

Getting help and submitting your form

Should you need any help or advice about completing your application form, or you're not sure what form you need please contact Planning Services on (01293) 438512. Assistance can also be sort from our Planning Duty officer, who is available Monday to Friday from 10am until 12pm at the council offices at the Town Hall. Please phone 01293 438512 to make an appointment.

Professional Services

You may wish to employ a professional planning agent to advise you and to submit the application on your behalf. The council cannot recommend agents or architects however you can view a directory of planning consultants registered with the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Guidance notes and Application Fees

Planning fees information is provided below:

• Planning Fees
• Planning Fees Guide for Householders

For further help with fees there is a useful fee calculator tool on the Planning Portal website .

Payment Methods

You can now pay your planning application fee by debit or credit card, by telephoning 01293-438453. Please note that there is a 1.5% charge for all credit card transactions. Payments by debit card do not incur a charge. Payment by cheque, cash or online (through the Planning Portal ) are also accepted methods.

National and Local List of Requirements

Local List

Following recent changes we are currently undertaking a review of the local list, which we hope to complete and be available later this year.

In addition, changes to requirements for submission of Design and Access Statements come into effect on Tuesday 25th June 2013, in summary only being required to accompany an application in the following cases;

• Major developments (as defined in Article 2 of the Development Management Procedure Order) – excluding mining and waste development)
• Listed building consent
• In Conservation Areas and World Heritage Sites only to be submitted with applications for one or more dwellings, or, a building or buildings where the floor space created by the development is 100 square metres or more.

The National List of Requirements applies to all types of application. There are also some local requirements for planning applications. On 8 December 2010, following a period of consultation, the council through delegated authority approved a review of its Local List of planning requirements, which was initially adopted on 8 October 2008. Both the national and local list requirements are detailed in the attached checklist, and there is additional specific guidance for each application type listed below.

• National List of Planning Requirements
• Local List of Planning Requirements

Site Location Plans

Every planning application needs a site location plan and block plan showing the location and boundaries of the site you are planning to work on. You can use the Planning Portal's 'Buy a Plan' service to ensure that you meet our requirements, whether you are a planning professional or first-time applicant.

Please note that Crawley Borough Council will only accept Ordnance Survey maps with the correct copyright data or licence.

• Create and buy a plan here

The Planning Portal has also prepared a Best Practice Guide on preparing the required plans.

Flood Risk Assessment

Is your development at risk of flooding? If you are unsure whether your property or proposed development is at risk of flooding, or want to identify which flood zone you can check on the Environment Agency’s Flood Map .  Flood Risk Assessments (FRA) are required when a planning application is submitted for certain types of developments and within certain flood zones. The guidance available on the link below sets out what the Environment Agency would expect to see in a FRA for different development scenarios, based on the size of the development and the location within the flood plain.

For information about what is required to be submitted as part of your planning application please consult the following website Environment Agency . 

For large scale developments we encourage you to undertake pre-application discussions with the Environment Agency prior to making an application. For more information please view the Environment Agency Check list .  Further information about pre-application discussion is available on the Environment Agency website.

Householder Applications

Full Planning Permission

Non-material Amendment & Extension of time

Outline Permission

Reserved Matters/Conditions

Conservation Area Consent (only), Listed Building Consent (only and plus Advertisement Consent)

Lawful Development Certificates

Advertisement Consent

Prior Notification

Works to Trees

Other

Notices