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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
15,463 approved · 1,501 refused · 1,555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Maes Y Berllan Llanymynech Powys SY22 6PJ
Received 13 Aug 2019Porth Abbey Cwm-hir Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PT
Received 30 Jan 2019Residential Development Parc Bronyddon Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6DZ
Received 18 Oct 2019Tanyfron Meifod Powys SY22 6BP
Received 28 Nov 2019Figyn Cottage Figyn Cyfronydd Powys SY21 9ES
Received 31 Mar 2020St Wddyn s Church Church Lane Llanwddyn SY21 0LU
Received 15 Mar 2020Land At Pantycrai Adjacent To Ty Bryn Adfa Newtown Powys SY163DA
Received 16 Nov 2017Land West Of Godor Fawr Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6XS
Received 26 Mar 2020Nantmel C In W School Nantmel Llandrindod Wells LD1 6EL
Received 16 Apr 2019Brwynen Hirnant Penybontfawr Oswestry Powys SY10 0HT
Received 6 Apr 2017St Tysiliio And St Marys Church Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 21 Aug 2017Disgwylfa Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0EG
Received 17 Jun 2019Ty Mawr Llansilin Nr Oswestry Powys SY10 7JW
Received 26 Jul 2019Artisan Row, Plot B Broadaxe Business Park Presteigne LD8 2UH
Received 20 Jan 20203 Craig Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HS
Received 16 May 201921 Y Ddol Pen-y-bont Fawr Oswestry Powys SY10 0NP
Received 21 Nov 2019St Myllin s Church High Street Llanfyllin SY22 5AB
Received 15 Mar 2020Little Broniarth Pentre r-Beirdd Guilsfield SY21 9DJ
Received 18 Dec 2019Ystym Colwyn Farm Meifod Powys SY22 6XT
Received 9 Dec 2019Bethugre Farm Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6SE
Received 30 Jul 2018Bedw Gwilym Bryn Lane Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LX
Received 10 Apr 20191A Cae Nant Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells LD1 6LQ
Received 19 Nov 2018Proposed Hydro Scheme Claerwen Rhaeadr Gwy Powys
Received 20 Dec 2018Nant Ucha Rhiwlas Nr Oswestry Powys SY10 7JJ
Received 26 Jul 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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