Unit A1 and Unit A2, Old Brighton Road, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2026/0487/ADV - Advertisements Approved

Proposal

Advertisement consent for 1 freestanding non-illuminated totem sign Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 01:23

Application progress

✓

Received

12 Aug 2026

✓

Approved

7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 4

3 Article 4 directions

Lowfield Heath · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

National infrastructure project 142 m away: Gatwick Airport Northern Runway

The site is 142 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Hookwood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Received: 12 Aug 2026
Validated: 12 Aug 2026
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Oct 2026
Decision: CONSENT
Decision date: 7 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Montagu Evans

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of signs and adverts here are.

This one56d

Council56d

UK55d

56%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Crawley in the last twelve months, from validation. Crawley decision record →

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

Unit A1 and Unit A2, Old Brighton Road, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 1

Other documents 4

Site constraints 4

Important details

How this decision compares