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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.
11,849 approved · 1,223 refused · 1,265 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jun 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cwm Farm Bwlch-y-ffridd Newtown Powys SY16 3JD
Received 16 Aug 2018Bryn Coch Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3LG
Received 26 Sept 2018Number 54a , Hendidley Way Hendidley Hendidley Way Newtown Powys SY16 2AH
Received 12 Jun 2018Epworth Heol Treowen Newtown Powys SY16 1NL
Received 10 Jul 2018Former Bowling Green Site Back Lane Newtown SY16 2NH
Received 3 Jul 2018W H Price 1-3 Short Bridge Street Llanidloes SY18 6AD
Received 9 Aug 2018Unit 47 Mochdre Industrial Estate Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4LE
Received 11 Jan 2018Bodafon Frankwell Street Newtown SY16 2BU
Received 10 Aug 2018Bodafon Frankwell Street Newtown SY16 2BU
Received 10 Aug 2018Land At Pwllan Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3ER
Received 30 Nov 2017Youth Centre Plantation Lane Newtown Powys SY16 1LQ
Received 17 Aug 2018Land Adj To Llys Cynon Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3EJ
Received 30 Jan 2018Land Adj To Cefn Hir Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4JZ
Received 24 Apr 2018The Coach House Maenol Llanidloes Powys SY18 6RE
Received 12 Dec 2017The Coach House Maenol Llanidloes Powys SY18 6RE
Received 12 Dec 2017Coed Trefe Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3PE
Received 18 Jan 20184 Sites On River Severn Newtown Powys
Received 9 Mar 2018Land At Cefn Coch Caravan Park Cefn Coch Welshpool Powys SY21 0AR
Received 8 Aug 2018Ffrydd Vaughan Dolfor Road Newtown Powys SY16 4BQ
Received 4 Sept 201818 High Street Newtown Powys SY16 2NP
Received 17 Nov 2017Penybryn Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5QQ
Received 26 Apr 2018Nant Yr Eos Llanwnog Caersws Powys SY17 5PA
Received 26 Jan 20181 Tan Y BWLCH BWLCH-Y-Ffridd Newtown Powys SY16 3HX
Received 8 Feb 201825 Short Bridge Street Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6AD
Received 30 Nov 2017Records 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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