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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.
12,705 approved · 1,329 refused · 1,342 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Feb 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Berllanber Llanynis Builth Wells LD2 3HN
Received 28 Jun 202314 Glantawe Park Ystradgynlais SA9 1AE
Received 27 Jul 2023Dan Y Dderw Llandeilo r Fan Brecon LD3 8UD
Received 27 Jun 2023Land Adj Greenfields Heatherwood Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8LJ
Received 23 Apr 2018Pigeon House Trewern Welshpool Powys SY21 8EE
Received 16 Feb 2018Archdeacon Griffiths CIW Primary School Llyswen Llyswen Powys LD3 0YB
Received 9 Apr 2018Barns at Upper Penygelli Kerry Newtown SY16 4LX
Received 2 Jan 2018Land Known As Tir Heddwch Cemmaes Machynlleth Powys
Received 10 Jul 2017Squirrels Oak 2 Llys Ynyscedwyn Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1EN
Received 4 Nov 2021Land At Salop Road Welshpool Powys
Received 15 Mar 2018Pikins Farm Carno Newtown Powys SY17 5JU
Received 6 Oct 2017Land Adjacent To Urchel Dre Common Road Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4PS
Received 3 Oct 2017Wernallt Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6TG
Received 7 Dec 2017The Hem Alberbury Crewgreen Powys SY5 9AN
Received 28 Mar 2018Land Adj Plas Robin Llandyssil Powys SY15 6LQ
Received 13 Nov 2017Craignant Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JQ
Received 7 Jun 2017Offas Dyke Business Park Fisher Road Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 8JF
Received 20 Feb 2018Cyniwyll Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0EX
Received 24 May 2018Church House Farm Michaelchurch Kington Powys HR5 3QD
Received 11 Oct 2017Upper Gwestydd Upper Gwestydd Lane Cefn Mawr Newtown Powys SY16 3LA
Received 30 Apr 2018The Horse Shoe Inn Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AW
Received 29 Mar 2018Blaen Y Glyn Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SL
Received 9 Aug 2017Land At Crychan North Cefn Gorwydd Llangammarch Wells Powys
Received 15 Dec 2022Red Lion Inn Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3PN
Received 6 Aug 2021Records 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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