Land at Tilgate Forest Business Centre, Brighton Road, Tilgate, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2026/0520/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting Decision

Proposal

The creation of an SGN Campus comprising refurbishment of existing office buildings (Use Class E), regional depot and storage facility (Use Class B8), erection of decked car park and reconfiguration of existing car parking areas, erection of sitewide security fencing and lighting, new UKPN sub-station, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Crawley's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 80

Statements & assessments 22

PDF Health Impact Assessment CheckList - Carterjones (PDF) Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Part 1 of 2) (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Part 2 of 2) (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment Appendices (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Plans (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy And Sustainability Report (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 1 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 2 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 3 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Impact Assessment (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Transport Statement Part 1 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Part 2 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Part 3 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Part 4 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Utilities Statement Part 1 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Utilities Statement Part 2 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 22

PDF Site Location Plan (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Fencing Layout (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Front Elevation Existing And Proposed (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Strategy Site Plan (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fencing Layout TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fencing Layout TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Car Park Floor Plans TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Boundary Sections TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Boundary Sections TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fencing Layout TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Car Park Elevations TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Boundary Sections TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Fencing Layout TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Building Elevations TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Framework Travel Plan Part 1 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Framework Travel Plan Part 2 (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 35

PDF Name hidden Show Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Economic Development Team (PDF) Document · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Natural England (PDF) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Nature England Advice Letter (PDF) Document · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Water (PDF) Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Letter from Sussex Police (PDF) Document · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Masterplan With Constraints (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Tender Swept Path TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Tender Swept Paths TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Visuals (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Bin Store Details TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Masterplan (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF External Areas Materials & Finishes (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Fencing Foundations (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fire Tender Swept Paths TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 16.5m Articulated Lorry Swept Path TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Movement Strategy (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cycle Shelter Details TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Smoking Shelter Details TG1 COO Regional Hub & Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fencing Details TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fencing Details TG3 Campus Carpark (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Bin Store Details TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Smoking Shelter Details TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fencing Details TG4 Sheet 1 of 2 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fencing Details TG1 COO Regional Hub And Corporate Office (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF External Storage Areas TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Depot Stores TG2 Regional Hub Depot Storage (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cycle Shelter Details TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Substation & Generator TG4 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Fencing Details TG4 Sheet 2 of 2 Network Management Centre (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF External Lighting Report (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Investigation Report (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Strategy (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Investigation Report (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover Letter (PDF) Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Pease Pottage built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Crawley
Application type
Full Planning Application
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Crawley usually decides commercial premises by day 60.

Day 2535 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
50%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Crawley in the last twelve months, from validation. Crawley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Crawley
Planning Authority Score
0.5/10
Poor
#295 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Crawley is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #288 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Crawley is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Crawley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #235 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #265 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #288 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #290 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
5 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
18 decided
218
Total decisions
38 refused in the year to March 2026