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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Powys County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,172 approved · 1,070 refused · 1,097 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2018 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trecastell Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HR
Received 10 Dec 2025Well Cottage Cannon s Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2AB
Received 22 Jan 2026Brickyard Cottage Bwlch-Y-Ffridd Newtown SY16 3PE
Received 9 May 2025Lower Llandewi Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3UQ
Received 14 Oct 2023Llwyn Cwtta Rhayader LD6 5NT
Received 26 Aug 2024Pistyll Gwyn Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EY
Received 17 Jan 2024Hafod Fach Llaithddu Newtown Powys LD1 6YS
Received 14 Nov 2023Valley View Groes-Pluen Welshpool SY21 9BW
Received 16 Oct 2023Lower Litton Whitton Knighton LD8 2NS
Received 4 Dec 2024Cwm Ffynnon Llanfihangel Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5JF
Received 1 Oct 2025Pen Yr Hen Gae Llanerfyl Welshpool SY21 0HA
Received 17 Nov 2023The Ffridd Berriew Welshpool SY21 8AT
Received 29 Sept 2023Lower Croescynon Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TL
Received 21 Nov 2023Bodaioch Hall Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5PN
Received 16 Nov 2023Nant Yr Hafod Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7DB
Received 1 Nov 2023Garthmyl Hall Garthmyl Montgomery SY15 6RS
Received 24 Oct 2025Treboeth Bleddfa Knighton LD7 1PA
Received 9 Aug 2024Rhosgree Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6UD
Received 10 Jun 2024Pantgwyn Dolfor Newtown SY16 4AS
Received 5 Sept 2024Glanhafren Hall Llanidloes Road Newtown Powys SY16 4HZ
Received 25 Nov 20244 Green Gardens Rhayader LD6 5EH
Received 16 Sept 2024Pantywaun 7 Maesmawr Rhayader LD6 5PL
Received 16 Dec 20244 Greenfield Road Presteigne LD8 2AY
Received 5 Nov 2024Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc High Street Presteigne LD8 2AU
Received 30 Oct 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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