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CR/2026/0337/192 - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed conversion of existing rear garage to a habitable space, ancillary to the main dwelling house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 76.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Crawley (Crawley) built-up area.
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
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use
Postcode
RH10 8DP
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 76, past the statutory target. 97% of lawful development certificates in Crawley are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 7620 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,862decided in the last year

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

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