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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
15,177 approved · 1,480 refused · 1,527 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adjacent To Upper Gwestydd Cefn Mawr Newtown Powys SY16 3LA
Received 22 Mar 2018Aethnen Fach Ystryd Y Ceunant Llanfechain Powys SY22 6XQ
Received 29 Jul 2020Barn Adj To Tyn Y Maes Moefre Road Llansilin Oswestry Powys SY10 7QB
Received 7 Aug 2020Ystym Colwyn Meifod SY22 6XT
Received 11 May 20202 Church Terrace Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8PF
Received 5 Jan 20182 Church Terrace Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8PF
Received 5 Jan 201821 Tanerdy Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BZ
Received 10 Jan 20183 Cae Llewellyn Cilmeri Llanfair-ym-muallt Powys LD2 3FA
Received 22 May 2018Ty Brechfa Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0NG
Received 1 Aug 2018OS SJ1109-4159 Land At Cefnllwyd Llangyniew Welshpool Powys SY21 0JT
Received 9 Jul 2018Middle Alport Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6DS
Received 15 Mar 2018Plot 2 Maes Maldwyn Llanddew Brecon Powys LD3 9SS
Received 10 Sept 20182 Brynhaul Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon LD3 0NA
Received 27 Sept 2018Woodland Park Shooting Ground Talachddu Brecon Powys LD3 9TH
Received 20 Aug 2018Llethrgneuen Merthyr Cynog Brecon Powys LD3 9RP
Received 7 Jun 2018Nantyfarddu Llanafan Builth Wells Powys LD2 3PL
Received 17 Sept 2018Pytindu Llan-ddew Brecon Powys LD3 9SU
Received 2 Aug 20187 Maes Maldwyn Felinfach Brecon Powys LD3 9AJ
Received 18 Jun 2018Land Adjoining 2 Beacons View Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 15 Oct 2018Plot Adjacent To 3 Bank Square Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BB
Received 14 Aug 2018Land Opp The Walk Beulah Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4SF
Received 2 Jul 201832 Brecon Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3EE
Received 22 Jun 2018Field Adjoining Old Creamery Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NJ
Received 17 Jul 2018Lower Dan-y-parc Felinfach Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0UN
Received 11 Sept 2018Records 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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