Highway verge to the West of 78 Shaws Road, Northgate, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2025/0728/RG5 - Regulation 5 Approved

Proposal

Notification under Regulation 5 for the installation of fixed line Broadband Apparatus, including a 10 metre wooden pole (Ref. WGPMN65H) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
12 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
11 May 2026

Approved on 12 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Regulation 5
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jan 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
12 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 11 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002427 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 84% of prior approvals here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
116decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals 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:
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