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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13,850 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woodbank, 1 Pen-Y-Ffridd Pont Robert Meifod Powys SY22 6JW
Received 18 Dec 2025Clubhouse At Cae Cobra Meifod Powys SY22 6DA
Received 26 Nov 2025School House Pont Robert Meifod Powys SY22 6JN
Received 28 Nov 2025St Garmons Church Llanfechain Powys SY22 6UJ
Received 12 Feb 2026Aelybryn Church Lane Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6AP
Received 8 Jan 2026Maesygelli Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EL
Received 6 Apr 2018Globe House High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BA
Received 7 Nov 2017Harpton Granary Old Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2RE
Received 7 Dec 2017Tyn Yr Wtra Llanwyddelan New Mills Newtown Powys SY16 3BT
Received 10 Sept 2019Green Meadows Davids Well Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YP
Received 16 Nov 2021Upper Garth Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3LN
Received 12 Nov 2021Bwlch Cae Haidd Bwlch Y Ffridd Newtown SY16 3JB
Received 7 Feb 2022Belongawe Farm Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UE
Received 30 Dec 2021Llanshay Farm Llanshay Lane Knighton Powys LD7 1LW
Received 8 Apr 2022Mynydd Llwytgoed Bwlch-y-ffridd Newtown Powys SY16 3JF
Received 19 Nov 202120 Castle Road Presteigne LD8 2EB
Received 18 Nov 202158 Warden Close Presteigne Powys LD8 2DH
Received 30 Nov 2021Treburvaugh Knighton LD7 1SG
Received 29 Nov 2021Oak View Woodhouse Lane Rhos-Y-Meirch Knighton LD7 1NG
Received 7 Dec 2021Middle Cochran Dolfor Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YT
Received 30 Nov 2021Unit 2 Presteigne Industrial Estate Presteigne Powys LD8 2UF
Received 24 Nov 2021Upper Forest Bwlch-y-plain Knighton Powys LD7 1RE
Received 18 Jan 2022Penrhos Paddocks Llanbister Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UL
Received 7 Dec 2021Golwg Yr Eglwys Cannon s Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2HE
Received 15 Nov 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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