Understanding planning · 13 min read
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13,852 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Rookery 7 Knighton Powys LD7 1UP
Received 13 Oct 20173-5 Green Villas Bont Dolgadfan Llanbrynmair SY19 7BD
Received 6 Sept 201633 Tan Y Llan Tregynon Newtown SY16 3HA
Received 15 Aug 20163 Trelonydd Llandinam SY17 5BZ
Received 24 Oct 2016Sarn Meadow Gwreiddyn Lane Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9DN
Received 26 Sept 2016Spring Rock Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UE
Received 10 Apr 2017Goron Cefn Mawr Newtown SY16 3LD
Received 8 Nov 2016Broadlands Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6SE
Received 24 Aug 2017Concrete Batching Plant Penstrowed Caersws Powys SY17 5SG
Received 1 Nov 2016Clayton Engineering Ludlow Road Knighton LD7 1LP
Received 24 Nov 2016Porth Moat Lane Caersws Powys SY17 5SE
Received 18 Aug 2016Sunny View Llowes Hereford HR3 5JU
Received 5 Jun 2017Unit 1 Dyffryn Industrial Estate Newtown SY16 3BD
Received 5 Oct 2016Gorn Farm The Gorn Llanidloes SY18 6LA
Received 13 Sept 2016Land At Twin Oaks Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9PX
Received 21 Sept 2016Old Chapel Farm Tylwch Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JX
Received 28 Jul 2016Bryngwawr Tanrallt Road Machynlleth Powys SY20 8HZ
Received 18 Aug 2016Dolbedwyn Newchurch Kington HR5 3QQ
Received 7 Mar 2017Dolbedwyn Newchurch Kington HR5 3QQ
Received 3 Mar 2017Lower Llaneon Farm Buildings Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SA
Received 17 Nov 2017Land At Jacks View And Orchards End Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EQ
Received 12 Oct 2017The Lloyds Hotel Cambrian Place Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6BX
Received 28 Nov 2016Land At Parc Derwen Fawr Llanidloes Powys SY18 6DQ
Received 24 Nov 2016Units 10 & 14 Ceinws Camp Ceinws Machynlleth Powys SY20 9HE
Received 6 Oct 2016Records 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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