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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.
10,541 approved · 1,098 refused · 1,136 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Abergwenlas Farm Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YA
Received 23 Jul 2024Shettingau Rhayader LD6 5LG
Received 8 Jul 2024Lower Blaenbrynich Farm Llan-Y-Wern Brecon LD3 0TT
Received 15 Aug 2024Glynhafren Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PS
Received 2 Mar 2026Land At Elan Valley Trust Claerwen Valley Rhayader Powys
Received 5 Feb 2026Maes Yr Awel Pentrosfa Crescent Llandrindod Wells LD1 5NW
Received 24 Feb 2026Ael Y Bryn Cefn Coch Welshpool SY21 0AX
Received 24 Mar 2026The Laurels Penybont Road Knighton LD7 1HB
Received 11 Mar 2026Gelli-aur Presteigne Road Knighton Powys LD7 1HY
Received 27 Feb 2026Ty Bryn Coch Bettws Cedewain Newtown SY16 3LG
Received 29 Jan 2026Court Of Gladestry Gladestry Kington HR5 3NS
Received 16 Mar 2026Upper Fachwen Tregynon Newtown SY16 3EU
Received 28 Jan 2026Land Southeast Of Bedw Gwilym Bedw Gwilym Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LX
Received 16 Jan 202626 - 27 Poplar Square Machynlleth SY20 8BX
Received 10 Feb 2025Church Close Cannon s Lane Presteigne LD8 2HE
Received 9 Feb 2026Pen Rhos Mawr Penegoes Machynlleth SY20 8NH
Received 10 Feb 202682 Garth Owen Hafren Newtown SY16 1JN
Received 11 Dec 2025Land Off B4393, Llanwddyn Powys SY10 0LU
Received 12 Feb 2026Hafodybryn Llanyre Llandrindod Wells LD1 6EA
Received 12 Feb 2026Hafren Furnishers Llangurig Road Llanidloes SY18 6ES
Received 6 Jan 2026Temporary Meteorological Mast On Land Adjacent To Banc Du Old Hall Llanidloes Powys
Received 21 Nov 2025Erection Of A Temporary Meteorological Mast To The West Of Rhiwlas Hill Llangurig Llanidloes Powys
Received 21 Nov 2025Upper Llegodig Abermule Montgomery SY15 6JY
Received 30 Apr 2025Plot Adjacent The Oaks Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TW
Received 1 Jul 2025Records 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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