First Point, Buckingham Gate, Gatwick, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2026/0521/ADV - Advertisements Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Advertisement Consent for 1x Fascia sign and 2x Freestanding Totem Signs (All Internally Illuminated) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 08:05

Application progress

✓

Received

28 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from recent advertisement consent across the UK.

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Location Plan (PDF) Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan (PDF) Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF External Elevations (PDF) Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing External Elevations (PDF) Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (PDF) Document · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

2 Article 4 directions

Parts of the Urban District of Dorking · Land in the County of Surrey. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Also on the record

Inside the Hookwood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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: Advertisements
Postcode: RH6 0NT
Received: 28 Aug 2026
Validated: 28 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lambert Smith Hampton

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide advertisement consent by day 54.

prediction

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target

70%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

5,732decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Crawley to go on. Crawley decision record →

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

FIRST FLOOR, FIRST POINT, BUCKINGHAM GATE, GATWICK, CRAWLEY, RH6 0NT

INSTALLATION OF 12 X LOUVRES TO FIRST FLOOR (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

CR/2016/0370/FUL 1 Jul 2016

2016 Approved

FIRST FLOOR, FIRST POINT, BUCKINGHAM GATE, GATWICK, CRAWLEY, RH6 0NT

INSTALLATION OF 12 X LOUVRES TO FIRST FLOOR (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)

CR/2016/0370/FUL 1 Jul 2016

Crawley

Planning Authority Score

0.5/10

Poor

#295 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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