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Seven Towns Fund projects worth £12.6 million that will boost Crawley’s economy have been approved by the government. In September 2021, the government gave the Crawley Town Deal Board the go-ahead to fully develop 10 project business cases in detail to receive the money from the Towns Fund between 2021 to 2022 and…

Plans to improve the area around one of Crawley’s busiest transport interchanges have been formalised. A planning application for improvements to the Three Bridges Station forecourt area has been submitted by Crawley Borough Council. The council, working with Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and West…

Agents and stakeholders were welcomed at a breakfast event at Crawley’s latest and only town centre office development, The Create Building in Crawley on 30 November 2022. Tours of the high specification Grade A office space, which offers flexibility of sizes from 7,000 square feet to 77,000 square feet, were…

The new Crawley Innovation Centre has been granted planning permission and will bring a much-needed economic, innovation and technological boost to the town. The exciting plans – a major priority in Crawley’s Economic Recovery Plan 2022 to 2037 – were agreed by the Planning Committee at Crawley Borough Council on 1…

Crawley Borough Council’s successful Small Business Grant Scheme is set to continue with the help of continued funding from a county-wide pot. The council has been awarded a further £71,000 from the county-wide Economic Recovery Fund to continue supporting micro, start-ups and small businesses in Crawley via this…

Two new conservation areas covering Queens Square and The Broadway and Gossops Green Neighbourhood Centre have been created by Crawley Borough Council. In addition, the boundaries of two of the town’s eleven existing conservation areas – the High Street and St Peter’s, have been extended. These decisions were…

A programme of light installations, videos, theatre and entertainment across the town centre will provide the highlight of Crawley New Town's 75th anniversary celebrations. Crawley Borough Council has joined forces with Crawley Town Centre Business Improvement District and Creative Crawley to organise Light Up…

Crawley Borough Council has taken possession of the new Town Hall building. The nine-storey building, at the eastern end of The Boulevard in Crawley town centre, will provide civic and office space for the council on the lower 3.5 floors. Above are 5.5 floors of Grade A commercial office space that will generate…

Key stakeholders gathered on Thursday to celebrate the successful completion of the £9million Eastern Gateway scheme, which will support Crawley’s economic growth. The scheme has improved links between Crawley town and key, nearby development sites - including the Town Hall, County Buildings, Crawley College and…

New moves to protect the town's major employment areas from inappropriately-located housing have been made by Crawley Borough Council, following Government changes to permitted development rights. Currently, office, light industrial and warehouse premises cannot be converted to housing without planning permission…