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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.
13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2015 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Trehenry Fawr Felinfach Brecon Powys LD3 0UN
Received 6 Nov 2025Trederwen Hall Trederwen Lane Arddleen Llanymynech SY22 6RZ
Received 7 Nov 2025Land Near Lake Farm Coppice Lane Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9JX
Received 27 Nov 2025Tall Birches Newchurch Kington HR3 6JJ
Received 1 Sept 2025Dolygarn Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YL
Received 11 Apr 2025Rachfynydd Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TS
Received 4 Jun 2025Church View Church Street Llanfyllin SY22 5BA
Received 3 Dec 2025Church View Church Street Llanfyllin SY22 5BA
Received 24 Nov 2025Land At Dan Y Coed Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0BJ
Received 19 Feb 2026Severn Arms Hotel Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UA
Received 27 Sept 2024Lynwood Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6TD
Received 10 Mar 2026Wenallt Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0DJ
Received 21 Nov 2025Cym Hyssington Churchstoke Powys SY15 6AT
Received 23 Dec 2024Holly Bank, Guilsfield, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 9JA
Received 23 Mar 2026Oaklands Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8NA
Received 19 Dec 202553-55 High Street Builth Wells LD2 3AB
Received 13 Nov 202553-55 High Street Builth Wells LD2 3AB
Received 13 Nov 202541 Pentre Gwyn Trewern Welshpool SY21 8DZ
Received 3 Sept 20253 Bridge Street Llanfyllin SY22 5AU
Received 4 Nov 20253 Bridge Street Llanfyllin SY22 5AU
Received 4 Nov 2025Oaklands Penygarnedd Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant SY10 0AT
Received 24 Mar 2025Spar Shop Market Square Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0JG
Received 19 Jan 2026Spar Shop Market Square Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0JG
Received 12 Feb 2026Plough Cottage Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0JR
Received 6 Nov 2025Records 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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