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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.
12,315 approved · 1,291 refused · 1,311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cefn Wood Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RU
Received 21 Jun 2023Town House Beguildy Knighton LD7 1YG
Received 4 May 2022The Old Rectory Cottages Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HL
Received 7 Jul 202218 High Street Knighton Powys LD7 1AT
Received 12 Sept 2022Norton Manor Norton Manor Park Norton Presteigne LD8 2EG
Received 18 Oct 2021Ty Coch Cottage Tregynon Newtown SY16 3PA
Received 8 Apr 2022Brookfield Cefn Coch Welshpool Powys SY21 0AQ
Received 28 Jul 2022Pentreland Pentre Land Lane Bleddfa Knighton LD7 1PA
Received 26 Aug 2022Rear Of 6 George Road Knighton Powys LD7 1HF
Received 7 Jun 2023Little Garth Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3LN
Received 2 Dec 2022The Birches Rhos-Y-Meirch Knighton LD7 1PE
Received 29 Apr 2022Land Adjacent To Penybont Bridge Penybont Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 20 Jul 2022The Old Granary Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EY
Received 11 Nov 2021The Old Granary Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EY
Received 11 Nov 2021Chapel Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3DS
Received 19 Dec 2022Bank Farm Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LS
Received 15 Feb 2023The Glen Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RD
Received 9 Jun 2023The Glen Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RD
Received 9 Jun 2023Palace Llanbister Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UL
Received 5 May 2023The Foyce Bungalow Gladestry Kington HR5 3NS
Received 11 Jul 202329-30 Market Street Knighton Powys LD7 1EY
Received 12 Dec 2022The Radnorshire Arms Garage High Street Presteigne LD8 2BE
Received 12 Feb 2022Spring Rock Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UE
Received 18 Jul 2023Presteigne Depot Mill Lane Presteigne LD8 2DA
Received 20 Jun 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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