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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.
13,852 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glyn Dwr Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0DW
Received 18 Nov 2024Cefnceido Rhayader LD6 5NU
Received 17 Feb 2025Sunlea The Bank Newtown SY16 2AA
Received 9 Jun 2025Lime Kiln Cottage Rhallt Lane Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 9JP
Received 6 Oct 2025Hendy Wind Farm Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 1 Dec 2025Sunlea The Bank Newtown Powys SY16 2AA
Received 7 Aug 2025Aethnen Fach Ystryd Y Ceunant Llanfechain SY22 6XQ
Received 11 Oct 2024Brickyard Cottage Bwlch-Y-Ffridd Newtown SY16 3PE
Received 22 Oct 2024Land At Trederwen View (Cae Heulog) Plot 14 /number 24 Phase 2 Llanymynech Powys SY22 6PY
Received 25 Feb 2026Solitude Newtown SY16 3HS
Received 24 Nov 2025Neuadd Maldwyn Severn Road Welshpool SY21 7AS
Received 5 Mar 2026Pen Y Wern Upper Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0UL
Received 10 Mar 2026Lower Heldre Heldre Lane Buttington Welshpool SY21 8TD
Received 16 Mar 2026Hendre Boeth Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6TJ
Received 12 Mar 2026Hafan Yr Afon Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7DN
Received 5 Feb 2026Gwern-Y-Thel Tanhouse Dolau Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TL
Received 2 Jan 2024Swn Yr Gwy Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6RZ
Received 16 Aug 2023Llwynneuadd Trallong Brecon LD3 8HN
Received 11 Sept 2023Penlanole Nant Glas Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NN
Received 8 Aug 2023Cwmtawe Villa Brecon Road Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1SW
Received 20 Jul 2023Unit A Vastre Industrial Estate Heol Vastre Newtown Powys SY16 1DZ
Received 30 Jan 2023Tan House Farm Dolau Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TL
Received 27 Sept 2023Pentre Llanfechain SY22 6XB
Received 13 Nov 2023Golfa Isaf Farm Llangedwyn Oswestry Powys SY10 9JY
Received 1 Sept 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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