Crawley Borough Council wants to hear your views on proposals for changes to conservation areas and locally listed buildings. For conservation areas, Crawley Borough Council is proposing the following changes: Two new conservation areas – one at Queens Square and The Broadway and one at Gossops Green…

Businesses that have had to close due to the current lockdown can now apply for new government grants. This latest grants are called ‘Local Restriction Support Grant (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards’ (LRSG) and Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment (CBLP). The grants cover the six-week period of lockdown from 5…

Crawley Borough Council has announced that two of its adventure playgrounds will remain open for supervised play this year following a one-off grant from the government. The government has given every local authority a Lower Tier Services Grant so the council has decided to use this to keep Cherry Lane and Millpond…

Emergency services have been responding to a major gas leak next to Milton Mount Flats in Pound Hill this morning. The leak was reported at 12.21am today (Wednesday 6 January) and declared as a major incident. A cordon was set up that included Milton Mount Community Centre and Ridleys Court. Residents were…

Businesses that have had to close due to tier 4 restrictions can now apply for government grants. This latest grant, called Local Restriction Support Grants (closed businesses), are for the period 26 December 2020 until 8 January 2021. The grants are based on rateable value and the rate of payment for…

Crawley Borough Council is launching the next stage of consultation on its Local Plan. The six-week consultation, which begins on Wednesday 6 January, is for residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders to make formal representations on any policy or allocation in the Local Plan. If you previously…

With Crawley being placed under tier 4 restrictions from Boxing Day, several Crawley Borough Council buildings and services will close or operate differently. The Town Hall, which is now closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday, will remain closed from Monday 4 January until further notice. Despite this,…

Crawley Borough Council is urging business owners to apply for the grants that they are entitled to. There are four grants currently available but the number of applications has been extremely low. The government has given the council more than £3.7m to distribute but any money that isn’t spent will be sent back. …

Councillors have agreed a range of significant savings to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on Crawley Borough Council’s budget. Despite grants from central government helping to cover part of the council’s costs tackling Covid-19 this year, the council’s main sources of income have been hit hard by the economic…

Eligible businesses have just a week left to apply for discretionary business grants. The government has given Crawley Borough Council £2,248,180 in Additional Restrictions Grant, which can be distributed to businesses that have been affected by the lockdown but are not legally required to close. This funding lasts…