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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
14,356 approved · 1,438 refused · 1,466 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Holly Cottage Dolau Llandrinidod Wells Powys LD1 5TL
Received 10 Nov 201633 Cortay Park Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6DT
Received 28 Nov 2016Pant Y Rhiwen Pant Y Rhiwen Lane Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6DY
Received 24 Oct 2016Outbuilding At Caethygley Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8BG
Received 15 May 2017Unit 2 Mill Lane Retail Park Mill Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 6 Sept 2017Land At Brynllywarch Garden Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4PD
Received 7 Apr 2017Castle Cottage Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JJ
Received 22 Sept 2017Land Near Tynddol Barn Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6YH
Received 31 Jul 2017Land Adjoining Priors Cottage Middletown Welshpool Powys SY21 8DF
Received 29 Jun 20178 The Row Old Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2RW
Received 7 Feb 2017Land At Penylan Gilfach Lane Kerry Powys SY16 4DW
Received 22 May 2017Land At The Gaer Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8NR
Received 27 Mar 2017Land Adjoining Ail Le Llanmerewig Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6NR
Received 27 Sept 201724 The Gardens Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4PP
Received 10 May 2017Ty Uchaf Llangammarch Wells Builth Wells Powys LD4 4ES
Received 24 Nov 2016Well House Broad Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AB
Received 1 Dec 2016Sunshine Cottage Slough Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2NH
Received 6 Jan 2017Lowleighs Penarth Drive Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6SB
Received 3 Jan 2017Penllan Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JH
Received 7 Oct 20163 Begwyns Bluff Clyro Hereford HR3 5SR
Received 21 Oct 2016Silverdale Craig Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HS
Received 17 Oct 2016Hendom Barn Clyro Hereford HR3 5JX
Received 8 Nov 2016Land Adjoining Arosfa Dau Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6NR
Received 11 Oct 2017Potters Yard Severn Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7YE
Received 1 Aug 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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