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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.
12,467 approved · 1,307 refused · 1,321 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Forge Cottage Boughrood Brecon Powys LD3 0YG
Received 25 Sept 20235-6 Midland Bank House Broad Street Knighton LD7 1BL
Received 2 Nov 2023Ysgol Rhiw Bechan Tregynon Newtown SY16 3EH
Received 27 Feb 2023Land To The North West Of The Riding Centre Cwm Bryngwyn Kington Powys HR5 3QN
Received 7 Aug 2023Pwllan Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3ER
Received 22 Mar 2023Ty Coch Cottage Tregynon Newtown SY16 3PA
Received 11 Jan 2022Upper Woodgate Cascob Presteigne LD8 2NT
Received 30 Sept 2022Alpine Garth Lane Knighton LD7 1SB
Received 20 Dec 2021Upper Esgair Dolfor Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YB
Received 30 Nov 2022Radnor East Thin Fish Pools Forestry Nr Bleddfa Powys
Received 9 Feb 2024Dan Y Derw Eithinog Lane Cyfronydd Welshpool SY21 9ED
Received 24 Nov 2025Panteg Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4UH
Received 6 Jun 2024Stonehouse Farm Maes Mawr Welshpool SY21 9DB
Received 25 Jan 2024Land East Of Pwll Meifod Powys SY22 6XZ
Received 25 Jan 2024Tyn Yr Wtra New Mills Newtown SY16 3BT
Received 8 Feb 2024Red Lion Inn Llanfihangel Nant Melan New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2TN
Received 14 Jul 2023Former Church Of St Andrews Knighton Road Norton Presteigne Powys
Received 23 Feb 2023The Knighton Hotel Broad Street Knighton LD7 1BL
Received 17 May 2023The Grove Bagleys Lane Llandrinio Powys SY22 6RW
Received 9 Mar 2023Mile Brook, Workshops Pitts Lane Knighton LD7 1LR
Received 16 Mar 2023Cwmgwilliam Newchurch Kington HR5 3QS
Received 6 Jul 2023Glendower 1 Victoria Road Knighton LD7 1BD
Received 4 Jul 2023Garden Cottage Abbey Cwm-Hir Llandrindod Wells LD1 6PH
Received 28 Dec 2022Lower Ackhill Presteigne Powys LD8 2ED
Received 24 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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