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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13,852 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Maes Mochnant Isaf Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Oswestry SY10 0AE
Received 17 Dec 2018Pen Y Bryn Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0LQ
Received 19 Dec 2018Dam View Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys SY10 0LZ
Received 18 Mar 2019Land Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 21 Nov 2018Land South East Of Llwynmeibion Bryngwyn Kington Powys HR5 3QL
Received 6 Mar 2018Plot 1 Fold Farm Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2AF
Received 31 Jan 20186 Jacks View Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EQ
Received 29 Mar 2018Land South Of Corner House Kinnerton Presteigne Powys LD8 2PE
Received 21 Feb 2018Northwood Slough Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2NH
Received 23 Feb 20177 High Street Knighton Powys LD7 1AT
Received 10 Apr 2018Former Workshop Builth Road Cwmbach Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RT
Received 3 Jul 2017Land Adj Brynawel Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 30 Oct 2017Land Adj A44 At Pengwaith Nr Llanidloes Powys
Received 5 Dec 2017Rose Meadows Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EL
Received 31 Jul 2017Cwmgwineuddu Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3PE
Received 5 Jun 2017The Slangs Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 5 Feb 2018The Old School Tan Y Groes Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SG
Received 8 Dec 2017Glascoed Caersws Powys SY17 5QP
Received 25 Sept 2017Upper Gaufron Bungalow Disserth Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 17 Jul 2017Troedyrhiw Gaufron Rhayader Powys LD6 5PB
Received 2 Aug 2017Ty Garth Bach Garth Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD4 4AL
Received 17 Oct 2017Midland Bank Chamber East Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5DU
Received 6 Feb 2017Land At Maes-Y-Cae Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD2 3TL
Received 28 Sept 2017The Gutters Stanage Knighton Powys LD7 1LY
Received 24 Feb 2017Records 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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