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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
15,317 approved · 1,491 refused · 1,541 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jul 2011 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adj Waen Meadows Waen Trederwen Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6SX
Received 19 Jun 2017Bwlchau Isaf Llanfechain SY22 6XG
Received 16 May 2017Kings Head Inn Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 25 Aug 2017Land Adjacent To Glandwr Burgedin Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9LN
Received 17 Jul 2017The Kings Head Hotel Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 25 Aug 20175 Oak Close Llanymynech Powys SY22 6NL
Received 18 Nov 20168 Hazel Close Trewern Welshpool Powys SY21 8DR
Received 2 Dec 2016Banhadla Llangedwyn Oswestry Powys SY10 9LD
Received 30 Jan 2017Y Bryn Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5LE
Received 25 Nov 2016Little Penthryn Llandrinio Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RR
Received 11 Apr 2017Dolybont Pen-Y-Bont-Fawr Powys SY10 0NT
Received 11 Jan 2018Trefonnen Church In Wales School Trefonen Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5EB
Received 31 May 2018Field Nr Gigrin South Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5BL
Received 10 Aug 2018Nant Y Ffynnon Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HU
Received 28 Mar 2017Church House Trelystan, Leighton Welshpool Powys SY21 8LD
Received 28 Nov 2016Park Hall Trederwen Lane Arddleen Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RZ
Received 22 Dec 2016Tyn Y Cae Commins Coch Machynlleth Powys SY20 8LG
Received 20 Jan 2017Mount Quarry Llangynog Oswestry Powys SY10 0EZ
Received 30 Jan 2017Caebardd Sawmill Pentrebeirdd, Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9DJ
Received 20 Feb 2018The Alders Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9LG
Received 1 Mar 2017Llwyngwern Pantperthog Machynlleth Powys SY20 9RB
Received 14 Oct 2016Lower Litton Whitton Knighton LD8 2NS
Received 20 Dec 2018Land Adjoining Guidfa House Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RF
Received 29 Apr 2019Wtra Barn Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6TA
Received 21 Jun 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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