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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Golwg St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LU
Received 22 Jan 2018The Old Chapel Llowes Hereford Powys HR3 5JD
Received 27 Mar 2018The Old Chapel Llowes Hereford HR3 5JD
Received 27 Mar 2018Llwynville Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8LX
Received 5 Feb 2020Land At School Room Cottage Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8BB
Received 8 Jan 2020Aral House Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JZ
Received 30 Jan 2018Plot At Rear Of West Grove Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RS
Received 15 Dec 2017Kilverts School Clyro Hereford HR3 5SB
Received 26 Oct 2016Upper Noyadd Clyro Hereford HR3 5JS
Received 23 Jan 2018Upper House Kinnerton Presteigne Powys LD8 2PE
Received 26 Jan 2018Radnor Range Harley Dingle New Radnor Powys LD8 2TN
Received 7 Oct 2016Land Adj Cranford Llansantffraid - Ym - Mechain Powys SY22 6AX
Received 3 Apr 2017Ffrydd Vaughan Dolfor Road Newtown SY16 4BQ
Received 17 Oct 2016Development Opposite Uplands Bronllys Powys
Received 11 Apr 2018Development Opposite Uplands Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0HN
Received 11 Apr 2018Proposed Solar Farm At Bryn Henllys Cwm-twrch Uchaf Swansea Powys
Received 9 Dec 2020Frochas Farm Frochas Welshpool Powys SY21 9JD
Received 7 Jun 2019Penrhos Farm Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6QH
Received 17 Jul 2018Twiscob Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 11 Sept 2018Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Gurnos School Road Lower CWMTWRCH Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1EQ
Received 19 Mar 2018Wernhalog Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received 31 Aug 2018Land West Of Wern Y Weeg Dolanog Welshpool SY21 0LF
Received 4 Oct 2017Lalondie 10 Orchard View Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2SB
Received 25 Jan 2018Hill View New Mills Newtown Powys SY16 3NW
Received 9 Apr 2020Records 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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