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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.
12,180 approved · 1,275 refused · 1,304 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Tan Y Ddol Hassel Square Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0RN
Received 15 Jul 2020Glan Nant Pedairffordd Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0AJ
Received 2 Jul 2020Land Adj. Plot 2 Cae Eithin Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LX
Received 29 Apr 2020Penyffordd Llanfihangel Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5JF
Received 31 Jul 2020The Armoury Brook Street Welshpool SY21 7NA
Received 25 Nov 2019Land At Vyrnwy Cottage Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6SY
Received 28 Jan 2020Far Heldre, South Barn Trewern Welshpool SY21 8EG
Received 27 Nov 2019Land Adjoining Windy Ridge Arddleen Llanymynech Powys SY22 6PY
Received 14 Feb 2020Land At Meifod Powys
Received 13 Jul 2020Anemometry Mast Land At Ffridd Goch Foel Welshpool Powys
Received 8 Nov 20191 Little Henfaes Drive Welshpool Powys SY21 7BG
Received 20 Jul 2020Barn At Tynllwyn Cefn Coch Llanrhaeadr Powys SY10 0BZ
Received 14 Nov 2017Bryneos Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0DR
Received 10 Jan 2018Hesgog Llangadfan Welshpool Powys SY21 0PU
Received 14 Mar 2018Ty Mawr Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 12 Aug 2019Land Near Petrol Filling Station Tesco Store Smithfield Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 21 Feb 2020The Old Vicarage Penrhos Llanymynech Powys SY22 6QE
Received 4 Apr 2019Rhoslas Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0LP
Received 5 Jun 201953 Fronhir Knighton Powys LD7 1HT
Received 20 Aug 2020Llyssun Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0EL
Received 17 Jan 2019Land Adjacent Maes Y Llan Llanerfyl Powys
Received 19 Dec 2017Land Rear Of 34 High Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7AA
Received 20 Jun 2018Land Near Tanyfron Broncafnent Lane Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0BW
Received 21 Dec 2018Maesteg New Road Llanfyllin SY22 5HH
Received 24 May 2019Records 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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