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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
11 Church Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BU
Received 9 Oct 2017Land Off The A488 Penybont Road Knighton Powys
Received 7 Nov 20176 Broad Street New Radnor Presteinge Powys LD8 2SP
Received 12 Jun 2017Tyrmynach Farm Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5RS
Received 14 Jul 2017Rhiwlawr Cascob Presteinge Powys LD8 2NT
Received 7 Apr 2017Cwmceste Farm House Newchurch Kington Powys HR5 3QS
Received 20 Jul 2017Goblaen House Rhosgoch Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JT
Received 21 Mar 2017Red House Bryndu Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JH
Received 9 Mar 2017Summergil House Watery Lane Walton Presteigne Powys LD8 2PT
Received 8 Jun 2017Rhiw- Wen Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5QY
Received 24 Mar 2017Land To The Rear Of Sunnydale Knighton Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2ET
Received 4 May 2017Waunycaerau Ffynnon Gynydd Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5ND
Received 5 Jun 2017Davela Llansteffan Brecon Powys LD3 0AJ
Received 9 Aug 2017Land Adjacent To Moorhays Rhosgoch Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JY
Received 5 Jun 2017Lower House Farm Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TH
Received 10 Apr 2017The Woodhouse Norton Presetinge Powys LD8 2HA
Received 5 Apr 2017Grandstand Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5PU
Received 27 Mar 2017Plot B Livestock Market Moor Farm Site Kinnerton Presteigne Powys LD8 2PD
Received 13 Jun 2017Byrdyr Forge Machynlleth Powys SY20 8RR
Received 15 Dec 2016Smithfield Garage Pool Road Newtown Powys SY16 1DW
Received 19 Jan 201731 Tan-Y-Llan Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3HA
Received 15 Aug 2016Land Adjacent To 288 Heol-Y-Coleg Newtown Powys SY16 1RA
Received 3 Oct 2016Waun Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5LZ
Received 17 Aug 2016Rock Farm Llanllwchaiarn Newtown Powys SY16 3BH
Received 15 Dec 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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