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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.
12,448 approved · 1,305 refused · 1,319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lamb House Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LH
Received 20 Oct 2023Unit 1 Broadaxe Business Park Presteigne Powys LD8 2UH
Received 17 May 2023The Walsh Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SE
Received 24 Apr 2023Development South Of Tan Y Graig Caerlan Abercrave Powys
Received 31 Jan 2024Whinmoor Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NU
Received 21 Sept 20231 Russell Street Knighton Powys LD7 1EU
Received 22 Aug 2023Benson Industrial Estate, Unit 3 Ludlow Road Knighton LD7 1LP
Received 31 Aug 2023Rock Glen Rock Road Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RR
Received 19 Jan 202253 Fronhir Knighton Powys LD7 1HT
Received 21 Dec 2021Green Streete Farm Llangunllo Knighton Powys LD7 1SP
Received 9 Aug 2023Glenhaven Llannewydd Kington Powys HR5 3QF
Received 7 Mar 2024Severn Arms Hotel Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UA
Received 15 May 2024Cefn Coed Mawr Bungalow Sarnau Brecon LD3 9PT
Received 22 Mar 2024Rachfynydd Garthbrengy Brecon Powys LD3 9TS
Received 13 Jun 2024Plot 1 Silia Meadows Slough Road Presteigne Powys
Received 24 Nov 2022Land East Of Fron Olau Adfa Newtown Powys SY16 3DB
Received 24 Jan 2023Green Meadows Davids Well Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YP
Received 21 Apr 2022Upper Pitts Farm Pitts Lane Knighton Powys LD7 1LS
Received 30 Jan 2023Tynewydd Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TY
Received 14 Apr 2022Ystrad House Church Road Knighton Powys LD7 1EB
Received 27 May 2022Glanbechan Bettws Cedewain Newtown SY16 3BN
Received 1 Jul 20221 Kings Court Presteigne Powys LD8 2AJ
Received 8 Feb 2023Unit 1 Broadaxe Business Park Presteigne LD8 2UH
Received 19 Oct 2022Plots 2 & 3 Silia Meadows Slough Road Presteigne Powys
Received 24 Nov 2022Records 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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