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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
14,271 approved · 1,434 refused · 1,461 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gwernaregllwyd Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UG
Received 18 Apr 2024Cantal Hall Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SR
Received 27 Nov 2025Cantal Hall Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SR
Received 27 Nov 2025Glenalders Nantmel Rhayader LD6 5PE
Received 27 Nov 2025Upper Esgair Dolfor Newtown LD1 6YB
Received 20 Nov 2025Godor Cottage Dolanog Welshpool SY21 0NA
Received 24 Oct 2025Crossing House Heyope Knighton LD7 1RA
Received 14 Jul 2025Public Conveniences Glanyrafon Road Llanwrtyd Wells Powys
Received 7 Jul 20251 Warden Terrace Joe Deakins Road Presteigne LD8 2BW
Received 20 Oct 202522 Heulwen Way Welshpool Powys SY21 7DB
Received 10 Jul 2025Zion Cottage Rectory Lane New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2SR
Received 31 Jul 2025Store Adjoining 3 Brookside Knighton Powys LD7 1DW
Received 15 Sept 2025Ffoessidoes Farm, Kinnerton, Presteigne, LD8 2PF
Received 14 Aug 20253 Fold Farm Broad Street Presteigne LD8 2AG
Received 7 Oct 2025Meadow Place Weston Road Minsterley Shrewsbury SY5 0JJ
Received 6 Aug 2025Abercamlo Gravel Road Llanyre Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RH
Received 11 Aug 2025Yr Onnen Nantmel Rhayader LD6 5PE
Received 3 Apr 2025Old Grosvenor Bakery Wellington Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 5NF
Received 3 Dec 20242 Glanrafon Llanwddyn Oswestry SY10 0LU
Received 14 Oct 2024Llanthomas Cottage Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford HR3 5PU
Received 6 Dec 2024Newtown Railway Station Newtown SY16 1BP
Received 16 Jan 2025Walton Farm Walton Presteigne LD8 2PH
Received 28 Oct 2024Glanbidno Isaf Llangurig Llanidloes SY18 6SW
Received 15 Mar 2023The Bryn Bryn Lane Llanllwchaiarn Newtown SY16 3LZ
Received 15 Sept 2023Records 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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