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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Malthouse No. 1 Bryn Street Newtown Powys SY16 2HW
Received 18 Jul 2025Nantcribba Barns Forden Welshpool SY21 8NW
Received 16 May 2025Maes Loonskie Cwm Nant Y Meichiaid Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5NA
Received 13 Jun 2025Land At Green Lane Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6LA
Received 22 May 2025Land North Of Coppice Lane Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9JX
Received 9 May 2025The Oaks Arddleen Llanymynech SY22 6RT
Received 1 Aug 2025Land Adjacent To Oak Side New Mills Newtown Powys SY16 3NT
Received 18 Jul 2024Valley View Caravan Park Pentre r-Beirdd Guilsfield SY21 9DL
Received 7 Jul 2025Pentre Ucha Caravan Park Pen-Y-Bont-Fawr Oswestry SY10 0PQ
Received 12 May 2025Development At Land Adjacent To Maes Offa The Street Llandysilio Llanymynech Powys
Received 2 Dec 2025Sunlea The Bank Newtown Powys SY16 2AA
Received 30 Apr 2025Former Wynnstay Store Severn Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7AZ
Received 14 Aug 2025Land To SSE Of Long Hill (formerly Escape Camping) Trefeglwys Newtown Powys SY17 5QG
Received 25 Jun 2025Neuadd Maldwyn Severn Road Welshpool SY21 7AS
Received 20 Jan 2025Neuadd Maldwyn Severn Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7AS
Received 20 Jan 2025The Cross, Cross Buildings Broad Street Newtown SY16 2AJ
Received 19 Jul 2024The Cross, Cross Buildings Broad Street Newtown SY16 2AJ
Received 25 Jun 2024Noyadd Farm Rhayader Powys LD6 5HH
Received 6 Mar 2026Tyddyn Cynar Llansilin Oswestry Powys SY10 7JW
Received 30 Apr 2025Land North Of Hydan Fawr Cyfronydd Welshpool Powys SY21 9EU
Received 6 Mar 2026Plasgwyn Bungalow Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6TR
Received 22 Jan 2026Rhandregynwen Four Crosses Llanymynech Powys SY22 6SN
Received 23 Feb 2026Cwrtau Bach Garthbrengy Brecon Powys LD3 9TN
Received 3 Nov 2025Land At Noyadd Farm, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5HH
Received 9 Mar 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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