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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
15,473 approved · 1,502 refused · 1,557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jul 2011 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Opposite Wynnstay Inn Llansillin Oswestry Powys SY10 7QB
Received 22 Jun 2017Cae Fynnon Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5NE
Received 12 Jul 2017Garth Ucha Moelygarth Welshpool Powys SY21 9BX
Received 29 Mar 2017Shade Oak Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9BT
Received 21 Mar 2017The Old Bank 36 High Street Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5AQ
Received 19 Apr 201731 Gungrog Hill Welshpool Powys SY21 7TJ
Received 7 Mar 2017Y Maesydd Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9LA
Received 12 Feb 2018Ravens Wood Lake Vyrnwy Hotel Llanwddyn Oswestry SY10 0LY
Received 20 Jun 2017St Tysilio And St Marys Church Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 21 Aug 2017Lawnswood Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HN
Received 26 May 2017Land At Cae Sgybor Llanrhaedr Ym Mochnant Powys
Received 1 Jun 2017Lower Hall Meifod Powys SY22 6HR
Received 12 May 2017Brynhyfred Llanfihangel Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5JD
Received 20 Jan 2020Bryn Hyfryd Brithdir Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HD
Received 21 Sept 2017New Dwelling Old Oak Yard Geuffordd Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9DR
Received 17 Oct 2019Dyffryn Breidden Way Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9PU
Received 6 Mar 2020Land West Of Four Crosses Brithdir Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HA
Received 7 Aug 2019The Bear s Head East Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5DN
Received 2 May 2018Pen Y Clawdd Penoffa Farm Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2PB
Received 28 Jan 20199 Ffordd Spoonley Llansanffraid Powys SY22 6FB
Received 13 Mar 2018The Garage Oxford Road Llandrindod Powys LD1 6AH
Received 19 Feb 2019Ochr CWM Golau, Cyfronydd Welshpool Powys SY21 9EZ
Received 24 Nov 2016Oak Cottage Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8NB
Received 29 Dec 2016Blue Bell House Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TL
Received 13 Sept 2016Records 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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