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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Near Llwyngwilym Rhayader Powys
Received 22 Sept 2022New Bridge Over Afon Hafren Pool Road Newtown Powys
Received 15 Jun 2023Ysgol Gymraeg Y Trallwng Howell Drive Welshpool Powys SY21 7AT
Received 25 Jan 2023The Henstent Caravan Park Llangynog Oswestry Powys SY10 0EP
Received 16 Jan 2023Junction At Cwm Tawe Road Pen-rhos Ystradgynlais Powys
Received 24 May 2023Land At Trawscoed And At Orchard Croft Llandrinio Llandrinio Llanymynech Powys
Received 5 Dec 2025Oakdene Gwyns Ploc Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JL
Received 1 Dec 2025Tech One Henfaes Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BE
Received 15 Nov 2023Hendre Boeth Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6TJ
Received 9 Feb 2024Bank Farm Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3LS
Received 29 Oct 2021The Old Vicarage Penrhos Llanymynech Powys SY22 6QE
Received 9 Sept 2016The Old Vicarage Penrhos Llanymynech Powys SY22 6QE
Received 9 Sept 2016Fronlas Hirnant Pen-y-bont-fawr Powys SY10 0HT
Received 4 Oct 2018Land At Pentre Poeth Llanfihangel Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HZ
Received 6 Nov 2018Bryn Eglwys Rhos Y Brithdir Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HB
Received 24 Sept 2018Bryn Vyrnwy Holiday Park Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6AY
Received 6 Sept 2018Tynygroes Rhiwlas Oswestry SY10 7JH
Received 19 Apr 2017Minafon Meifod Powys SY22 6XY
Received 5 Nov 2018Stadco Powys Cain Valley Industrial Estate Maes-y-dderwen Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5DH
Received 20 Dec 2018Court Calmore Montgomery SY15 6HQ
Received 5 Apr 2019Barn At Pen Y Lan Uchaf Meifod Powys SY22 6YB
Received 9 Oct 2018Dyffryn Breidden Way Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9PU
Received 4 Jan 2019Tyn-y-rhos Llansilin Oswestry SY10 7QQ
Received 15 Nov 2018Land At Moelygarth Pumping Station Laundry Lane Moelygarth Welshpool Powys
Received 26 Mar 2019Records 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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