Dorsten Square, Bewbush, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2025/0427/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing bin store and installation of new larger unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Mar 2026
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Committee
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
3 Jun 2026

Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Crawley Planning Committee on 2 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the larger bin store would improve waste facilities without harming appearance, neighbours, parking or highway safety.
  • No neighbours responded, while consultees raised no objections apart from a comment about delivery access.
  • The committee voted to permit the application subject to the stated conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Crawley's committee minutes of 2 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 3

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 Crawley (Crawley) 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 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
RH11 8XW
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
PERMIT
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Crawley Borough Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 21 days slower than Crawley's median of 63 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
141decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Committee
2 Jun 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