Ocean Trawler Fish Bar, 11 Southgate Parade, Southgate, Crawley Data via plota.co.uk

CR/2025/0159/FUL - Full Planning Application Awaiting Decision

Proposal

Change to shopfront. Installation of under floor ducting from frying range to outside storage shed, with new external flue point positioned 2 metres above ground level. (Amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Aug 2025
Decision
Target date was 23 Dec 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 Aug 2026; it is now day 436.

The consultation period closed on 5 Aug 2026.

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

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 17 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
Full Planning Application
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
C S Catering Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 436, past the statutory target. 64% of full applications in Crawley are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 436380 days past the 56-day target
21%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
176decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Aug 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