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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.
10,278 approved · 1,080 refused · 1,104 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lowleighs Penarth Drive Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SB
Received 12 Jan 2024Foel Fach Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain SY22 6TS
Received 17 Nov 2023Field In Front Of Tirmawr Trallong Brecon Powys LD3 8HS
Received 6 Aug 2023Land Adjacent Rhydblawd Farm Disserth Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TL
Received 28 Mar 2024St Pauls Church Dolfor Newtown SY16 4BN
Received 5 Jun 2024Garth-Heilyn Dolfor Newtown SY16 4AH
Received 26 Apr 2024Cwm Iwrch Maengwynedd Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0DE
Received 29 Nov 2023Greenacre Garden Centre A483t From Access Drive To Neuadd Near Brynsadwrn Wood To Private Street Opposite Greenacres Nursery Howey Builth Wells LD1 5PL
Received 2 Feb 2024Mathrafal Meifod SY22 6HT
Received 1 Dec 2023Tan Y Bryn Crabtree Walk Knighton LD7 1EW
Received 31 Jan 2024Ty Mawr Caersws Powys SY17 5SF
Received 26 Nov 2024Maesgwyn Abbey Cwm-Hir Llandrindod Wells LD1 6PT
Received 2 Oct 2024Wern Llandrindod Wells LD1 6EE
Received 22 Nov 2024Beili Gof Rhayader Powys LD6 5NR
Received 27 Nov 2025Llanllwchaiarn Canal Bridge Llanllwchaiarn Newtown Powys SY16 3BH
Received 31 Jul 20252 The Woodlands Llwynon Lane Newtown SY16 2ED
Received 28 May 202512 Maeshafren Caersws SY17 5HE
Received 11 Jun 2025Car Sales Forecourt On Land Off Crossgates Roundabout Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RE
Received 26 Sept 2024Scania Knighton Trucks Station Road Knighton LD7 1DT
Received 9 May 20242 Fold Cottages Broad Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AG
Received 13 Jun 2024Great Cantal Farm Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6UD
Received 20 Nov 2023Lower Weston Farm Llangunllo Knighton LD7 1SL
Received 7 Mar 20242 Fold Cottages Broad Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AG
Received 13 Jun 202423 Norton Street Knighton LD7 1ET
Received 25 Jun 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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