Town Hall, The Boulevard, Northgate, Crawley

The site benefits form planning application CR/2017/0997/OUT (dated 14/02/2019): 'Hybrid application comprising: A) detailed application for demolition of the existing council offices and civic hall, and erection of a replacement town hall, offices and a public square, and associated access, car parking, landscaping and ancillary works. B) outline application for residential development comprising up to 182 units including commercial space with details of access, all other matters reserved (layout, scale, landscaping and appearance)'. A district energy centre to serve this development has been approved under planning permission CR/2018/0139/FUL (granted 23/11/2018 and varied by application CR/2020/0832/NCC, approved 10/09/2021). Work on the construction of the town hall, offices and energy centre were completed in December 2022 and the new building is now occupied as The Create Building. A reserved matters application in respect of the residential phase of the Town Centre redevelopment is currently pending determination under reference CR/2022/0070/ARM. Demolition of the remaining parts of the old Town Hall commenced in the second half of 2025 via the prior notification procedure under reference CR/2025/0330/DEM. The site is part of 'Land North of the Boulevard', which is allocated in Policies TC3 (Town Centre Key Opportunity Sites) and H2 (Key Housing Sites) of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040 for residential development and/or main town centre uses.