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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13,843 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Thistle Brook Meeting House Lane Norton Presteigne LD8 2HA
Received 23 May 2021Penstrowed Hall Penstrowed Caersws SY17 5SG
Received 16 Jul 2021Penrhos Paddocks Llanbister Llandrindod Powys LD1 6UL
Received 7 Apr 2021Thistle Brook Meeting House Lane Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2HA
Received 3 Jun 2021Court Farm Evenjobb Presteigne LD8 2SD
Received 3 Jun 202152 Castle Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2EB
Received 28 May 2021Chapel Cottage Pentre Land Lane Bleddfa Knighton Powys LD7 1PA
Received 7 Apr 2021Shop And Premises 14 High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BA
Received 24 Mar 202131 Shortbridge Street Newtown Powys SY16 2LN
Received 19 Mar 2021Green Lane Cottage Beehive Lane Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3NA
Received 5 Mar 2021Shop And Premises 14 High Street Llanandras Powys LD8 2BA
Received 24 Mar 2021Ladywell House Park Street Newtown SY16 1JB
Received 4 Feb 2021Sunnyside Bryn Lane Newtown SY16 3LZ
Received 8 Mar 2021Pine Close, Trefin Llanidloes Road Newtown SY16 1ET
Received 22 Feb 2021Ash Barn Great Argoed Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6TH
Received 4 Jun 2021Tynyberth Abbey Cwm-hir Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PU
Received 15 Apr 2021Meadowside Court Penybont Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UT
Received 21 May 2021Townsend House 24 Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 12 May 2021Maestanyglwyddan Oswestry SY10 9JG
Received 16 Mar 2022Gungrog Farm Welshpool SY21 9HW
Received 22 Mar 2022Beguildy Deytheur Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6TF
Received 14 Oct 2021Land Opposite Old Barn Close Llandinam Powys SY17 5BL
Received 4 Jan 20221 London House Broad Street Presteigne LD8 2AD
Received 15 Apr 2021Lower Goytre Lloyney Knighton Powys LD7 1UY
Received 24 Mar 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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