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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
14,524 approved · 1,446 refused · 1,476 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 May 2012 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bronheulwen Betws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3LF
Received 23 Jul 2019Ladywell Shopping Centre New Church Street Newtown SY16 1AF
Received 24 Jul 2019Supermarket And Premises Ladywell Shopping Centre New Church Street Y Drenewydd Powys SY16 1AF
Received 3 Apr 2019Court Bytake Montgomery SY15 6HG
Received 12 Jul 2022Land Directly East Of Abermule House Abermule Newtown SY15 6NH
Received 12 Aug 2022Bron-heulwen Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3LF
Received 23 Sept 2019Development At Argae Fields New Mills Newtown Powys SY16 3NG
Received 10 Jun 2019Central Garage Carno Road Caersws SY17 5EF
Received 30 Mar 2020Land To South Of A44 Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TY
Received 31 Jan 2022Jeffreys Arms 108 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QL
Received 22 Nov 2018Weeg Wig Lane Caersws Powys SY17 5RE
Received 12 Sept 2019The Bryn Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3DL
Received 12 Sept 20191 Dolanog Villas Tanrallt Road Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AS
Received 23 Jun 2017The Malthouse Garthmyl Montgomery Powys SY15 6RS
Received 14 Aug 2017Oak Haven Cottage Priest Weston Montgomery Powys SY15 6DF
Received 3 Jul 2025Squilver Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8RZ
Received 17 Apr 2024Ty Coed Afalau Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3JQ
Received 6 Jun 2024Cefnmeusydd Morgan Street Caehopkin Abercrave SA9 1TS
Received 6 Jun 2024Plot East Of Fachwen Pool Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LT
Received 18 Apr 2019Land Adjoining The Wallers Buttington Welshpool SY21 8SZ
Received 24 Aug 2023Land East Of Ithon Road Ithon Road Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 10 Nov 2022Land Adjoining Rose Hill Kingswood Lane Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8TR
Received 15 Nov 2022Development Of Up To Nine Dwellings Oaklands Forden Welshpool Powys
Received 5 May 2023Llys Awel Pool Road Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0SF
Received 23 Jan 2024Records 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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