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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13,843 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rose Mount The Bank Newtown SY16 2AB
Received 22 Jan 2021Rose Mount The Bank Newtown SY16 2AB
Received 22 Jan 2021Cottage Farm House Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2SA
Received 28 Mar 2021Barn At Ackhill Farm Presteigne Powys LD8 2ED
Received 19 Jan 2021Land At Pontithel Pont Ithel Brecon Powys LD3 0SA
Received 6 Mar 2020Erection Of Holiday Let Dolfor Y Drenewydd Powys
Received 4 Sept 2020Penrhos Paddocks Llanbister Llandrindod Powys LD1 6UL
Received 9 Feb 2021Cefn Cownen Pantmawr Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SX
Received 16 Jun 2021Bwthyn Celyn Adj. Pantycelyn Adfa Newtown Powys SY16 3DG
Received 17 May 2021Rock Cottage Sarn Newtown SY16 4HH
Received 28 May 2021Holiday Units Land At Cwm Mule Dolfor Newtown Powys SY16 4AU
Received 25 Mar 2021Llwynmorfa Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RF
Received 13 Aug 2021Crug Nant Adfa Newtown Powys SY16 3DF
Received 13 Apr 2021Ty Cornel Dolfor Newtown SY16 4AS
Received 30 Mar 2021Kemadarr Rectory Lane New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2SR
Received 7 May 2021Rock House Rock Farm Newtown Powys SY16 3BH
Received 30 Apr 2021Site Next To Manteg Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4JJ
Received 14 Jun 2021Rock House Rock Farm Newtown Powys SY16 3BH
Received 30 Apr 2021Forest View Kerry Newtown SY16 4NP
Received 30 Apr 2021Townsend House 24 Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 3 Aug 20211 The Barn Presteigne Powys LD8 2DP
Received 21 Jul 2021Development At Land At Lugg Crossing Monaughty Knighton Powys
Received 16 Jul 2021Rockbridge Park Discoed Presteigne LD8 2NF
Received 4 Aug 2021The Rectory Heyope Knighton Powys LD7 1PY
Received 5 May 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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