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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13,843 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Castle Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 9DZ
Received 15 Sept 2016Archdeacon Griffiths Primary School Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0YB
Received 27 Mar 2017Land Opposite Parkside Abermule Montgomery Powys
Received 14 Jan 2020Rockbridge Park Whitton Road Presteigne LD8 2NF
Received 31 Jul 2023Henfaes Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3ED
Received 17 Aug 2017Lower Weston Llangunllo Knighton Powys LD7 1SL
Received 30 Jan 2018Pant Y Brwyn St Harmon Rhayader LD6 5NG
Received 13 Jul 2023Land Opposite The Rectory Off The B4390 Berriew Powys
Received 21 Nov 2017Fairview Garage Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9ND
Received 5 Mar 2020E M Bradley & Sons Llanfair House Middleton Street Llandrindod Powys LD1 5ET
Received 30 Sept 2019Criggin Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UB
Received 12 Feb 2018Land Off Garth Owen Glandwr Newtown Powys SY16 1JP
Received 21 Oct 2019Land Opposite King s Court Presteigne Powys
Received 3 Jan 2020Beili Gof Rhayader Powys LD6 5NR
Received 25 Oct 2019Offas Dyke Business Park Fisher Road Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 8JF
Received 20 Feb 2018Land North Of Heritage Green Heritage Green Ffordun Welshpool Powys SY21 8LH
Received 23 May 2018Llidiart Wood Laundry Lane Moelygarth Welshpool SY21 9JF
Received 27 Dec 2018Land At Pontdolgoch Caersws Powys SY17 5NJ
Received 15 Apr 2019Blaen Glyn Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SL
Received 27 Jun 2017Development Off Glandwr Glandwr Newtown SY16 1JR
Received 14 Oct 2019Field Number AW029 North Of Village Store Llanbadarn Ffynydd Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6YA
Received 13 Nov 2017Land South Of Broncafnent Lane Llanfair Caereinion Powys SY21 0RF
Received 26 May 2017Land Adjoining Oldfield Farm Four Crosses Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RB
Received 19 Sept 2017Llechweddygarth Hall Llangynog Oswestry Powys SY10 0HF
Received 1 Nov 2018Records 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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