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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.
12,282 approved · 1,289 refused · 1,309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pencwm Davids Well Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YS
Received 21 Jun 2022Redwood Lloyney Knighton LD7 1RB
Received 26 May 20226 Appletree Meadow Presteigne Powys LD8 2DL
Received 9 Jun 2022Castle Barn 40A High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BE
Received 12 Apr 2022Ackhill Barn Presteigne Powys LD8 2ED
Received 3 Dec 2021Upper Waen Sarnau Bettws Cedewain Newtown SY16 3LH
Received 14 Jul 20222 Woodyard Green End Presteigne LD8 2DT
Received 3 Jul 2022Bethugre Farm Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SE
Received 13 May 2022Cwmblewyn Farm Whitton Knighton LD7 1NP
Received 10 Aug 2022Pantyffin Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SN
Received 1 Apr 2022Haulwen Tregynon Newtown SY16 3EL
Received 30 Mar 2022Hill House Farm Knighton LD7 1NA
Received 20 May 2022Wakefield Green Llanbister Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UH
Received 17 May 2022Ludlows Fields, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5SY
Received 16 Mar 2022The Old Rectory Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HL
Received 28 Sept 20229 Harpers Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2AN
Received 5 Apr 2022Site Adjoining Manteg Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4JJ
Received 28 Mar 2022The Granary Whitton Knighton Powys LD7 1NP
Received 13 Jun 2022The Granary Whitton Knighton Powys LD7 1NP
Received 13 Jun 2022Little Trewern Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UF
Received 8 Aug 2022The Hendre Felindre Knighton LD7 1YT
Received 9 Dec 2022Dugwm Farm Mochdre Newtown SY16 4JP
Received 31 Jan 2023Cwmderw Bwlch-y-sarnau Rhayader Powys LD6 5NB
Received 28 Dec 2022Forest Green Cascob Presteigne LD8 2NT
Received 22 Mar 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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