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Crawley Down planning approval rate

Crawley Down ward in Mid Sussex has a 94.0% approval rate based on 399 planning decisions. Mid Sussex overall: 93.1%.

Last updated: September 2026

94.0%
ward approval rate
399
Decisions
375
Approved
24
Refused
93.1%
Mid Sussex average

Crawley Down is broadly in line with the Mid Sussex average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Crawley Down compares

Crawley Down ward (399 decided)
94.0%
Mid Sussex overall (5,410 decided)
93.1%
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Recent decisions in Crawley Down

DM/26/1350
Proposed double garage to front drive area and new front gates. · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Approved
DM/26/1146
Replacement radio mast and antenna · Thu 17 Sep 2026
Refused
DM/26/0413
Proposed double storey front extension, porch and outbuilding. · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/1431
Demolition of existing two storey dwelling and detached garage and erection of r · Wed 05 Aug 2026
Approved
DM/26/1045
Demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a replacement self-build · Wed 05 Aug 2026
Approved

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Other wards in Mid Sussex

-- (94.1%) Hurstpierpoint (93.0%) Lindfield (94.4%) Hassocks (93.1%) Burgess Hill - Franklands (93.2%) Cuckfield, Bolney And Ansty (88.0%) Copthorne And Worth (91.2%) East Grinstead - Town (94.9%) Lindfield Rural And High Weald (92.6%) Ardingly, Balcombe And Turners Hill (92.8%) Haywards Heath - Franklands (93.7%)
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