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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.
10,321 approved · 1,083 refused · 1,108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Bryn Meadows Newtown SY16 2DS
Received 29 May 2025The Fishing Pool Kerry Newtown Powys
Received 13 Nov 2024Glenydd Barn Rhayader Powys
Received 18 Apr 202421 Mill View Close Howey Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RA
Received 8 Feb 2024Venture Cottage Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HH
Received 11 Dec 2025Gwern Ddu Meifod Welshpool SY21 9ER
Received 29 Nov 2023Ty Cerrig Llanfilo Brecon LD3 0TT
Received 16 Dec 2024Geufron Hafren Llanidloes
Received 11 Feb 2025Coed Y Glyn Dyfi Forest Near Cemmaes Road Machynlleth
Received 7 May 2025Land 589 Metres Northeast Of Glanirfon Cilmery Builth Wells Powys
Received 2 Sept 2025Glanbechan Bettws Cedewain Newtown SY16 3BN
Received 18 Feb 2025Llanoddian Isaf Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0JU
Received 7 Sept 2023Rhandregynwen Four Crosses Llanymynech SY22 6SN
Received 28 Nov 2023Cwm Cottage Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 28 Oct 2024Vronganllwyd Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SS
Received 2 Sept 2024Meadowside Court Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 6UT
Received 9 Sept 2024Upper Croescynon Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TL
Received 26 Oct 2024Cefn Gwastad Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JH
Received 20 Nov 2025Pendinas Cefn Coch Welshpool SY21 0AF
Received 12 May 2025The Knowle Walton Llanandras Powys LD8 2PP
Received 23 Sept 2025Lower Croescynon Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TL
Received 15 Oct 2024Drefor Farm Kerry Newtown SY16 4PQ
Received 15 Nov 202410 & 10A High Street Knighton LD7 1AT
Received 2 Jul 2024The Stables Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6ED
Received 30 Jan 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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