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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
14,834 approved · 1,454 refused · 1,501 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plynlimon House 50 Long Bridge Street Llanidloes SY18 6EF
Received 30 Sept 2020The Gables Llan-Y-Wern Brecon LD3 0TN
Received 19 May 2020Llais Yr Awel Van Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NG
Received 20 Dec 2021Dolafon Newtown Road Llanidloes SY18 6AT
Received 4 Nov 20211 Ffordd-dol-llin Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5LD
Received 20 Aug 2021Fire Station Craigfryn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8HE
Received 25 Aug 2021Y Garreg Lwyd Machynlleth Powys SY20 8HB
Received 8 Apr 2021Antenna Site On Land At Mynydd Eithaf Glas Pwll Machynlleth Powys
Received 18 May 20217A Market Street Newtown Powys SY16 2PQ
Received 7 Jul 2021Elan Valley Visitor Centre Elan Valley Rhayader LD6 5HP
Received 1 Dec 2021Maesperthi Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8UN
Received 5 Nov 2021Church Farm Buildings Nant Glas Farm Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PD
Received 8 Feb 2021Llwyn Y Brain Adfa Newtown Powys SY16 3DA
Received 18 Dec 2020Cefn Coed Mawr Bungalow Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PT
Received 25 Mar 2026Land Near To Cabin Lock Access Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9JU
Received 21 Apr 2021Dyffryn Meifod Powys SY22 6HL
Received 27 Apr 2021Brynhyfryd Aberhosan Machynlleth Powys SY20 8SF
Received 26 Oct 2020Land At Gornal Farm Four Crosses Powys SY22 6RJ
Received 15 May 2019Bryn Eglwys Dylife Llanbrynmair SY19 7BW
Received 17 Apr 2021Brynhyfryd Aberhosan Machynlleth Powys SY20 8SF
Received 7 Apr 20217 Cambrian Gardens Newtown Powys SY16 2AR
Received 30 Jul 2021Workshop And Premises 10 Crescent Street Newtown Powys SY16 2HB
Received 10 Jul 2021Longbridge Street Methodist Church Long Bridge Street Llanidloes SY18 6EE
Received 29 Jul 2021Gwyn Eira Llanwnog Caersws Powys SY17 5JG
Received 21 Jul 2021Records 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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