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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
15,059 approved · 1,472 refused · 1,514 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cellws Farm Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SL
Received 14 Mar 2018Land Adjoining Cil Fach Glyd Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6TF
Received 29 Sept 2021Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Dolfor Newtown Powys SY16 4BN
Received 28 Mar 2018Llyswen Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AZ
Received 29 Mar 2018Brynllwyn Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5PT
Received 22 Feb 2018Oakmere Boughrood Llyswen Powys LD3 0BQ
Received 6 Apr 2018Oakdene Llansilin Oswestry SY10 7PX
Received 28 Feb 2018Lorraine Cottage Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NT
Received 25 May 2018Ty HWNT I R Llyn Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HU
Received 22 Feb 2018Land At Nantyrhwch Forestry Tregaron SY25 6NR
Received 3 May 2018Mount View Mount Pleasant Middletown Welshpool SY21 8DH
Received 13 Mar 201831 Bryn Meadows Newtown Powys SY16 2DS
Received 12 Mar 201834 Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 26 Mar 201820 Market Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3EA
Received 19 Jun 2018Lynwood Bleddfa Knighton Powys LD7 1PA
Received 24 Feb 2020Land West Of Mathrafal Park Meifod Powys SY22 6HS
Received 14 Jan 2020Land At Gate Farm Criggion Lane Trewern Welshpool Powys SY21 8EE
Received 2 Jan 2020Neuadd Isaf Penybont Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SW
Received 17 Feb 2020Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Park Llanwydyn Powys
Received 20 Jul 2020Land Adjoining Maes Gwyn Llanfair Caereinion Powys SY21 0BD
Received 1 Oct 2020Three Valleys Shooting Lodge Penygarnedd Oswestry SY10 0AR
Received 5 Oct 2020Maes Maengwynedd Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant SY10 0DE
Received 16 Jul 2020Trewern Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0DP
Received 23 Jul 2020Land West Of Old Station Caravan Site New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2AZ
Received 24 Oct 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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