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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.
13,850 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dolygarn Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6YL
Received 15 Nov 2021Land Adjacent To Brandy Lodge Felindre Knighton Powys LD7 1YL
Received 10 Nov 2021Harford House Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 5 Nov 2021The Birches Rhos-Y-Meirch Knighton LD7 1PE
Received 14 Dec 2021Wern To Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3JH
Received 12 Apr 2022W E Price 25 - 27 High Street Knighton Powys LD7 1AT
Received 27 Mar 2022Dolygarn Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6YL
Received 13 Oct 2021Land Adjoining Clyro Court Farm Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5LE
Received 19 Feb 2019Land At Tyn Y Pant Llananno Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6TT
Received 26 Jun 2019Land Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UG
Received 23 Jul 2019Former Livestock Market Gorn Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6DE
Received 26 Sept 2019Land At Cwm Heulog Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8ND
Received 9 May 2019Upper Ucheldre Brooks Welshpool Powys SY21 8QW
Received 17 Dec 2021New Barn Bungalow Slough Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2NH
Received 24 Jan 2022Cilmaenowydd Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UH
Received 15 Nov 2021Oakdale, Coach House Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JA
Received 21 Jun 2021Hornby Llandinam Powys SY17 5BQ
Received 17 Jul 2021Rhayader Church In Wales School Bryntirion Lane Rhayader Powys LD6 5LT
Received 10 Aug 2021Land East Of B4395 Llangadfan Welshpool Powys
Received 17 Oct 2019Former Red Dragon Public House & Newtown Youth Centre Plantation Lane Newtown Powys SY16 1LQ
Received 13 Dec 201916 Kings Court Presteigne Powys LD8 2AJ
Received 14 Oct 2021Cribarth Quarry Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LN
Received 21 Feb 2018Land Adj Greenfields Farm Four Crosses Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RF
Received 30 Oct 2017Norton Manor Caravan Park Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EG
Received 16 Jan 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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