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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13,850 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rectory Heyope Knighton LD7 1PY
Received 9 Nov 2021Thistle Brook Meeting House Lane Norton Presteigne LD8 2HA
Received 3 Nov 2021Postings House 32 High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BE
Received 3 Nov 2021The Birches Rhos-Y-Meirch Knighton LD7 1PE
Received 29 Nov 2021Bwlch Y Pridd Pantmawr Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SX
Received 3 Feb 2021Land At Pool Road (Former Ford Garage Site) Newtown Powys SY16 3AH
Received 3 Feb 2020Plot 6 Land Adj The Garage Adfa Newtown Powys
Received 14 Oct 2021Cedewain School Plantation Lane Newtown SY16 1LH
Received 14 Sept 2021Glanhafren Hall Llanidloes Road Newtown Powys SY16 4HZ
Received 27 Oct 2021Broadheath Farm Presteigne LD8 2HG
Received 12 Nov 2021Abergwenlas Farm Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YA
Received 6 Dec 2021Curlew Cottage 39 Market Street Knighton Powys LD7 1EY
Received 10 Feb 2022Library West Street Knighton LD7 1EN
Received 25 Mar 2022Glendower 1 Victoria Road Knighton LD7 1BD
Received 28 Feb 2022Land At 1 Goledd Dyfi Commins Coch Machynlleth SY20 8LZ
Received 9 Jul 20213-4 Broad Street Newtown SY16 2LU
Received 17 Jun 2021Land Adjoining Cranford Llansantffraid Powys SY22 6AX
Received 30 Oct 2017Land At Cil Pentre Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AY
Received 27 Nov 2017Penysarn Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6TH
Received 3 Jul 2023Llwyn Melyn Trewern Welshpool SY21 8EG
Received 22 Aug 2024Barn Business Park Coedway Shrewsbury Powys SY5 9AR
Received 24 Apr 2025Graigfryn Snead Montgomery Powys SY15 6EB
Received 24 Oct 2024Glanhafren North Abermule Montgomery SY15 6NA
Received 24 Oct 20242 The Strand Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BH
Received 23 Jan 2026Records 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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