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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Powys County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Powys website
14,191 approved · 1,431 refused · 1,458 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Salem Chapel Conversion Meifod Powys SY22 6XX
Received 28 Aug 2024Llanerchyddol Hall Llanerchydol Welshpool SY21 9PQ
Received 9 Jul 2024Llanerchyddol Hall Llanerchydol Welshpool SY21 9PQ
Received 9 Jul 2024The Pinewood Tavern Broad Street Welshpool SY21 7RZ
Received 28 Jun 2024Communications Mast Northeast Of Ffridd-rhyd-ddu Talerddig Llanbrynmair Powys SY21 0JJ
Received 26 Jul 20242 The Orchard Newtown SY16 2DA
Received 16 Oct 2023Hill View Howey Builth Wells LD1 5PN
Received 24 Oct 202369 Owain Glyndwr Centre, Community Centre And Premises Maengwyn Street Machynlleth SY20 8EE
Received 19 Sept 2023Cwmhenllys Llanbister Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6SN
Received 19 Sept 2025Llwydiarth Pont Ithel Brecon LD3 0SB
Received 7 Nov 2024River View Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6AR
Received 28 Nov 20243 Rock Cottage Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YA
Received 28 Feb 20251 Warden Terrace Joe Deakins Road Presteigne LD8 2BW
Received 7 May 2025Dingle Frochas Welshpool SY21 9JD
Received 11 Jun 20251 Albert Square Presteigne LD8 2BD
Received 30 Jun 20253 Castle Terrace Montgomery SY15 6PB
Received 24 Apr 20253 Castle Terrace Montgomery SY15 6PB
Received 24 Apr 202511 Lewis Place New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2ST
Received 4 Sept 2025Claerwen Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6TG
Received 2 May 2025Brynhyfryd Llanerfyl Welshpool SY21 0EG
Received 16 Jan 2025Oxenbrook Norton Presteigne LD8 2EN
Received 5 Jan 2026Tafarn Bryn Tawe 133 Heol Tawe Abercrave Swansea SA9 1XS
Received 27 Sept 2024Tall Birches Newchurch Kington HR3 6JJ
Received 10 Feb 202518 High Street Knighton LD7 1AT
Received 6 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Powys County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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