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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
15,042 approved · 1,472 refused · 1,513 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To The East Of Maesygelli Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EL
Received 19 Feb 2018Pantycaragle Farm Beguildy Knighton Powys LD7 1YD
Received 9 Apr 2018Arfryn Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant Powys SY10 0AQ
Received 12 Dec 2017The Bell Cwmdauddwr Rhayader Powys LD6 5AR
Received 29 Jan 2018Land Adj 2 Beacons View Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 29 Jun 2018Plot Adjacent To East Of Penycoedcae Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PR
Received 13 Aug 2018Cwmamliw Disserth Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TL
Received 9 Aug 2018Plot Adjacent To 53 Ynyscedwyn Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1BH
Received 11 Jul 20183 Offas Green Norton Prestegine Powys LD8 2NX
Received 23 Jan 2018New House Farm Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9LN
Received 26 Mar 2018Llwyncelyn Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0ND
Received 1 May 2018Arddol High Street Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0QY
Received 27 Feb 20184 Bethel Street Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6BS
Received 6 Feb 2018Caencoed Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PJ
Received 6 Feb 2018Swyn-yr-enfys Upper Brechfa Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0NG
Received 16 May 20188 Heol Y Doll Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BQ
Received 1 Dec 2017Eithinog Hall Eithinog Lane Llanfair Caereinion Powys SY21 9ED
Received 8 Mar 20181 Church Cottages Llangunllo Knighton Powys LD7 1SW
Received 26 Jan 2018Ysgiog Field Builth Wells Powys LD2 3YP
Received 10 May 2018Troedyrharn Llandefaelog Fach Brecon LD3 9TN
Received 5 Mar 2019Land At The Rear Of Greenfields Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LE
Received 6 Mar 2019Penybryn Bryneithin Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 30 Nov 2018Poityn Farm Llangammarch Wells LD4 4DG
Received 13 Mar 2019Cae Ceffyll 2 Tai Cae Mawr Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4RJ
Received 14 Mar 2019Records 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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