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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.
13,848 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Abergwenlas Farm Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YA
Received 21 Apr 2021Nantygroes Farm Whitton Knighton LD7 1NP
Received 9 Jun 2021Blaencwm Farm Knighton Powys LD7 1SF
Received 2 Jul 2021Dolidre Farm Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6SE
Received 15 Jun 2021Maesneuadd Pont Robert Meifod Powys SY22 6JP
Received 5 Nov 2020Killowent Felindre Knighton LD7 1YR
Received 17 Sept 2020Merehouse Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SY
Received 28 Apr 2021Hende Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0LF
Received 5 Nov 2020Land To North Of Greenacres Foel Hill Llanfechain Powys SY22 6UA
Received 24 Jul 2020Halfway 74 Rockes Meadow Knighton Powys LD7 1LE
Received 22 Jul 2021Trellwydion Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TH
Received 27 Sept 2021Land At The Henstent Caravan Park Llangynog Oswestry SY10 0EP
Received 29 Apr 2022The Birches Penstrowed Caersws SY17 5SG
Received 7 Jul 2021Little Mill Kerry Newtown SY16 4LP
Received 23 Apr 2021Old Timber Yard Snead Montgomery Powys SY15 6EB
Received 9 Apr 202134 Kings Court Presteigne LD8 2AJ
Received 6 May 2021Westray Bowling Green Lane Knighton LD7 1DS
Received 29 Jun 2021Upper Fachwen Tregynon Newtown SY16 3EU
Received 9 Jul 2021Cae Glas Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SD
Received 14 Apr 2021Land Adjacent To The Cemetery Llanfihangel-yng-ngwynfa Llanfyllin Powys
Received 31 Aug 2022Bryn Coch Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3PX
Received 12 Apr 2021Bryn Coch Tregynon Newtown SY16 3PX
Received 12 Apr 20213 Warden View High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BB
Received 7 Jun 2021Forest View Monaughty Knighton Powys LD7 1NR
Received 28 Jun 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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