31 Ardingly Close, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2026/0591/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Change of use from a seven-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation occupied by a maximum of six residents (Use Class C4) to a seven-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation occupied by a maximum of seven residents (sui generis), with no internal or external alterations to the existing building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from Crawley's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 16

Other documents 12

PDF WSCC - Highways (PDF) Document · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗
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PDF House in Multiple Occupation Officer - CBC Housing Strategic Service (PDF) Document · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Ardingly Close. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument about 8 m away: Moated site at Ewhurst Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Crawley (Crawley) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jemma Frankland

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Crawley usually decides full applications by day 79.

Day 2653 days to the predicted decision (day 79)
21%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
176decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Crawley
Planning Authority Score
0.5/10
Poor
#295 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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