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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fronserch Sarn Newtown SY16 4EJ
Received 26 May 2022Land At Former Travis Perkins Site New Road Newtown Powys
Received 3 Nov 2021Twll Barn Pentre r-beirdd Guilsfield Powys SY21 9DN
Received 15 Aug 2020The Studio Rear Of Tai Clochydd 18-21 High Street Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5AA
Received 27 May 2021Nant Yr Esgairwen Talerddig Llanbrynmair SY19 7AJ
Received 17 Sept 2020Glan Y Rhyd Llangadfan Welshpool SY21 0NG
Received 19 Aug 2020Glanbrogan Cottage Llanfechain SY22 6UY
Received 6 Jul 2021Cwmderw Eithinog Lane Cyfronydd Welshpool SY21 9ED
Received 27 Nov 2020North View Barn Llanymynech Powys SY22 6EA
Received 23 Mar 2021Industrial Unit At Unit C2a Treowain Enterprise Centre Treowain Industrial Estate Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EG
Received 17 Jan 2022Land Rear Of Beechroft Aberhafesp Newtown Powys
Received 20 Aug 2021Bryn Y Fedwen Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys SY10 0LS
Received 23 Jun 2021Rhiw Fawr Fach Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5JQ
Received 7 Apr 2021Priddbwll Mawr Llangedwyn Oswestry Powys SY10 9JZ
Received 16 Apr 2021Ty Mawr Barn Ty Mawr Ty-mawr Lane Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6XS
Received 12 May 2021The Garth Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6AU
Received 9 Jun 2021St Ffraid s Church Church Lane Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys
Received 26 Apr 2021Land At Coed Y Glyn Llanbrynmair Powys
Received 23 Nov 2021Land West Of The C1206 And East Of Reservoir Elan Valley Rhayader Powys
Received 10 Sept 20211,2 & 3 Pen Sequoia Station Road Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5DS
Received 7 Jul 2021Existing Poultry Site Gaufron Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 18 Nov 2016Land At Williams Bridge Llandysilio Powys
Received 6 Jun 2024Land At Tanat, Llanymynech (grid 325360/321817) And Land At Penarth, Newtown (grid 313966 / 292624)
Received 6 Nov 2025Land At Carreghofa Lane (B4398) Llanymynech
Received 18 Dec 2023Records 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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