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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Broads Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6DU
Received 30 Nov 2023Caringdale Ynyscedwyn Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1BE
Received 19 Sept 202362 Heol Tawe Abercrave Swansea SA9 1XR
Received 13 Nov 2023Bronant 16 Hillview Builth Wells LD2 3DY
Received 26 Jan 2023Cefngast Farm Llanwrtyd Wells LD4 4DE
Received 31 Mar 2023Dam View Llanwddyn Oswestry SY10 0LZ
Received 14 Aug 2023Penoyre House, Flat 4 Cradoc Brecon LD3 9LP
Received 30 Mar 2023Welshpool High School Gallowstree Bank Welshpool SY21 7RE
Received 6 Feb 2024Pentre Bach Pen-Y-Bont Oswestry SY10 9JJ
Received 19 May 2023Gwyns Barn Leighton Welshpool SY21 8LL
Received 10 Mar 2025Erwddol Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3LU
Received 11 Mar 20255 View Terrace Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6AJ
Received 11 Dec 2024The Vicarage Church Bank Welshpool SY21 7DP
Received 12 Dec 2024Post Office House Cwm Lane Castle Caereinion Welshpool SY21 9AL
Received 30 Jul 2024Weeg Smithy Dolanog Welshpool SY21 0LE
Received 31 Jan 2025Lakewood Garthmyl Montgomery SY15 6RS
Received 24 Jan 2025The Haven Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6TR
Received 31 Jan 2025Oakwood Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9PP
Received 14 Mar 2025The Gables Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8LX
Received 13 Nov 2024The Caravan The Park Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4NQ
Received 7 Oct 20243 Ashfield Terrace Llanymynech SY22 6EU
Received 7 Feb 2025Awelon Llangynog Oswestry SY10 0HA
Received 20 Mar 20253 Ashfield Terrace Llanymynech SY22 6EU
Received 7 Feb 2025Welshpool Golf Club Golfa Welshpool Powys SY21 9AQ
Received 9 Oct 2024Records 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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