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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.
13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Yr Hen Lety Llidiartywaun Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JX
Received 24 Feb 2017Upper Dolley House Dolley Green Presteigne Powys LD8 2EE
Received 12 Apr 20176 Great Oak Street Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6BN
Received 16 Dec 20164 Castle Dyche Scottleton Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BL
Received 18 Apr 2017Gilfach Nature Reserve St. Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LF
Received 12 Jan 2017Land Adj A44 New Radnor Powys LD8 2SS
Received 24 Oct 2017Old Hall Farm Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PW
Received 6 Jan 20179 Station Garage Heol Y Doll Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BH
Received 28 Dec 2016Hornby Llandinam Powys SY17 5BQ
Received 10 Oct 2016Land At Jacks View Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EQ
Received 8 May 2017Pentwyn Aberedw Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UR
Received 6 Apr 2017Cemmaes Road Machynlleth Powys SY20 8JZ
Received 15 Sept 2016Plot Adjacent The Laurels Green End Presteigne Powys LD8 2DR
Received 28 Mar 2017Land At Upper Blackhill Dolfor Newtown Powys SY16 4AB
Received 27 Mar 2017Walled Garden At Glanhafren Hall Glanrhyd Llanidloes Road Newtown Powys SY16 4HZ
Received 21 Nov 20165 China Street Llanidloes Powys SY18 6AB
Received 12 Dec 2016Tanerdy 21 Garsiwn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BZ
Received 1 Sept 2016Brynteg Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PS
Received 15 Nov 20163 Londonderry Terrace Heol Y Doll Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BG
Received 5 Jul 2016Almeda Gorn Road Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6DQ
Received 15 Aug 2016Upper Dolley Dolley Green Presteigne Powys LD8 2EE
Received 18 Apr 2017Phase 2 Plas Trannon Trefeglwys Caersws Powys
Received 27 Mar 2017Bryn Y Geifr Llandilo Graban Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SJ
Received 20 Sept 2017Plot Adjacent To Bluebell Cottage Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TL
Received 21 Aug 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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