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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
14,344 approved · 1,437 refused · 1,466 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cefn Farm Sale Lane Trewern Welshpool Powys SY21 8SY
Received 27 Oct 2017Bryn Helyg Harrison Drive Caerhowel Montgomery Powys SY15 6JB
Received 17 Jul 2017Barn No 2 Court House Barns Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 4 Jan 2017Land Adjacent To Gwreiddyn Lane Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9DT
Received 16 Jan 2017Little Folley Mutton Dingle New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2TL
Received 26 Jan 2017Hen Ysgubor Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0HN
Received 21 Dec 20163 Jacks View Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EQ
Received 18 Jan 2017Homefield Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RE
Received 7 Nov 2016Garregllwyd Llanfihangel Brynpabuan Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SF
Received 9 Jan 201722 Orchard Close Presteigne Powys LD8 2HF
Received 6 Jan 2017Wernllwyd Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AA
Received 9 Jan 201718 Oakridge Drive Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5EW
Received 17 Feb 2017Glangwin Soar Brecon Powys LD3 9LT
Received 3 Oct 2016Land At Gellynen Lodge Builth Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RP
Received 18 Jan 2017Tan Y Ffordd Abermule Mongomery Powys SY15 6NT
Received 21 Aug 2017Gwelafon Fron Powys SY15 6SB
Received 25 Jul 2017Land At Bailey Hill BWLCH Y Sarnau Rhayder Powys LD6 5NF
Received 3 Oct 20172 Hope Villa Hope Welshpool Powys SY21 8HF
Received 7 Apr 2017Paradise Berriew Welshpool SY21 8BH
Received 31 May 2017Middletown Residential Caravan Site Middletown Welshpool Powys SY21 8EX
Received 18 Jul 2017Land Adj Poplar Drive Leighton Welshpool Powys
Received 7 Apr 2017Land At Buck Hall Llangunllo Knighton Powys LD7 1TB
Received 31 May 2017Unit 2 Mill Lane Retail Park Mill Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 14 Jun 2017Bausley House Crew Green SY5 9AS
Received 29 Jun 2017Records 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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