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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.
13,843 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynllywarch Residential School Kerry Newtown SY16 4PB
Received 30 Mar 2026Cefn Twrch Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8TY
Received 27 Mar 2026Rosedene And Caerhaf, Highgate Street, Llanidloes, SY18 6AG
Received 13 Mar 2026Talwrn Llanfyllin SY22 5LG
Received 12 Mar 2026Cefnhir, Gladestry, Kington, HR5 3NT
Received 24 Mar 2026Llwyn-onn Llawr-y-glyn Caersws Powys SY17 5RH
Received 19 Mar 2026Moorwood, Leighton, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8LW
Received 5 Mar 2026Brynglas Pen-Y-Bont-Fawr Oswestry SY10 0EW
Received 27 Mar 2026Beech View , A458t From Junction With B4385 Turn For Castle Caereinion To Junction With U2406 By Banwy Fuels Ltd, Cyfronydd, Welshpool, SY21 9EW
Received 27 Mar 2026Y Deri, Llanfihangel Tal-Y-Llyn, Brecon, LD3 7TE
Received 25 Mar 2026Hendy Wind Farm Substation, Howey, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5AA
Received 30 Mar 2026Pisgah Baptist Chapel, Llanafan Fawr, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3PW
Received 27 Mar 2026Land at Lynwood Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6TD
Received 26 Mar 20266 Hampton Gardens, Glasbury On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5TH
Received 26 Mar 2026Westholme Knighton Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2BW
Received 6 Oct 2016Bryncoch Sawmill Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0JD
Received 28 Jul 2016Upper Gwestydd Cefn Mawr Newtown Powys SY16 3LA
Received 15 Aug 2016Land Adjacent To Bryn Derwen Farm Abermule Montgomery Powys
Received 20 Dec 2017Ysgol Bro Hyddgen Greenfields Machynlleth Powys SY20 8DR
Received 27 Dec 2018Henllys Sarnau Brecon LD3 9PT
Received 19 Oct 2022Carlton House Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5ET
Received 15 Feb 2023Outbuilding At 2/3 Bank Cottages Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1RY
Received 29 Aug 202322 Heol Tredeg Upper Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2XD
Received 6 Jan 2023Hay-on-Wye Caravan Park Pen-y-Maes Hay-On-Wye HR3 5PP
Received 27 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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