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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cwm Gwerngad Aberyscir Brecon Powys LD3 9NE
Received 22 Feb 2023Maes Mochnant Isaf Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0AE
Received 20 Jan 2025Harp View Trelystan Leighton Powys SY21 8JB
Received 22 Jan 2025Penllan Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JH
Received 5 Feb 20253 Y Ddol Pen-y-bont-fawr Oswestry Powys SY10 0NP
Received 24 Oct 2025Plas Onn Winllan Lane Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6TP
Received 3 Jan 2023Gilfach Farm Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4SL
Received 25 Apr 2023St Nicholas Church Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6AF
Received 23 Apr 2025Stone House Pentre r-Beirdd Guilsfield SY21 9DL
Received 21 Aug 202517 Treowain Machynlleth SY20 8EJ
Received 21 Aug 2025Llanerch Glyndwr Crescent Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9QA
Received 11 Aug 202540 Chepstow Avenue Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9NB
Received 15 May 2025Bron Y Buckley
Received 7 Jan 2026Mulberry Place Arthurs Gate Montgomery SY15 6QU
Received 15 Dec 2025Mulberry Place Arthurs Gate Montgomery SY15 6QU
Received 15 Dec 2025Upper Gelli Golfa Welshpool Powys SY21 9BB
Received 18 Jul 2024Upper House Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JL
Received 3 May 2024Prices Arms Station Road Coelbren Neath SA10 9PN
Received 30 May 2024Land Near Cwmadee Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2NN
Received 17 Jul 2024Maes Offa The Street Llandysilio Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RA
Received 13 Jun 2024The Cottage Inn Forden Road Montgomery SY15 6QT
Received 14 Jun 2024Laburnum House Brynmawr Llanymynech SY22 6PQ
Received 1 Jul 20243 Maes Mechain Llanfechain Powys SY22 6UH
Received 25 Jun 2025Four Crosses Cottage Pont Robert Meifod SY22 6JB
Received 1 Sept 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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