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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.
10,603 approved · 1,102 refused · 1,144 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Presbytery Ithon Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6AS
Received 8 Jul 2024Garrison Cottage Church Street Presteigne LD8 2BU
Received 13 May 2024Tyncelyn Oakley Park Llanidloes Powys SY18 6LP
Received 11 Jul 2024The Retreat Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SE
Received 18 Mar 2024Land Lying South West Of Broadaxe Farm Broadaxe Presteigne Powys LD8 2YT
Received 19 Jun 2024Lower Esgair Bridge Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YB
Received 9 Sept 2024Land Opposite Lower Rhosygarth Knucklas Knighton Powys LD7 1PH
Received 12 Apr 2024Upper Esgair Dolfor Newtown LD1 6YB
Received 23 Apr 2024Upper Esgair Dolfor Newtown LD1 6YB
Received 23 Apr 2024Ivy House Castle Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 9AL
Received 21 Nov 2023Land At Ty n Y Ffynnon Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys
Received 4 Oct 2023Dol Garreg Llanwrthwl Powys LD1 6NU
Received 26 Jun 2023Cwmwhitton Whitton Knighton LD7 1NL
Received 7 Sept 2023Land At Hendre Boeth Poultry Llansantffraid Powys SY22 6TJ
Received 26 Jun 2023Upper Bryn Farm Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JW
Received 6 Oct 2023Dol Bistly (Field Name Nearest The Yard) Elan Valley Powys LD6 5HN
Received 14 Jul 2023Land Adjacent To The Burlands Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye HR3 5PW
Received 7 Aug 2023Pen Y Parc Mawr Llanfechain Powys SY22 6XB
Received 24 Jul 2023Bull And Heifer Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3DS
Received 31 Oct 2025The Potteries Abermule Montgomery SY15 6JH
Received 12 Nov 2025Glanhafren Hall Llanidloes Road Newtown Powys SY16 4HZ
Received 10 Jul 2024Gwgia Reservoir Tregynon Newtown Powys
Received 12 Oct 2023Leysters Llechfaen Brecon LD3 7SP
Received 27 Sept 20239 Harper s Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2AN
Received 10 Aug 2023Records 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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