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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brynhaul Van Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6HR
Received 8 Dec 201669 Community Centre And Premises Owain Glyndwr Centre Heol Mawngyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EE
Received 15 Nov 2016Dolafon 17 Maes Trannon Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5PS
Received 14 Jul 2016Clywedog Reservoir Van Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NU
Received 25 Aug 2016Unit 20 Dyffryn Industrial Estate Newtown Powys SY16 3BD
Received 26 Oct 2016Plot Adjacent To 352 Heol Y Coleg Newtown Powys SY16 1RA
Received 3 Oct 2016Glasfryn Heol Penrallt Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AJ
Received 24 Oct 2016Buck Inn 19 High Street Newtown Powys SY16 2NP
Received 27 Jul 2016Hope Cottage Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received 1 Nov 2016Rock Farm Llanllwchaiarn Newtown Powys SY16 3BH
Received 15 Dec 2016Cribyn Llawr-Y-Glyn Caersws Powys SY17 5RH
Received 5 Aug 2016Coed Yr Ardd St Harmon Road Rhayader Powys LD6 5BN
Received 17 Jan 2017Esgair Annell Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4ES
Received 2 Aug 2016Gwylfa Upper Dolfor Road Newtown Powys SY16 3AD
Received 23 Nov 2016Cartref Dyfi Bank Lane Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EL
Received 7 Nov 2016Cribyn Llawr-Y-Glyn Caersws Powys SY17 5RH
Received 3 Mar 2017Presquile Bryn Du Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JH
Received 3 Oct 2016White House Upper Dolfor Road Newtown Powys SY16 3AB
Received 11 Nov 201617 Heol Y Doll Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BH
Received 2 Dec 2016Radnor Arms Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5JA
Received 2 Jun 2017Land North West Of Sunnydale Knighton Road Llanandras Powys
Received 10 Oct 2016Land Adj To Threshing Barn Station Road Boughrood LD3 0YG
Received 18 Oct 2017New House Farm Trederwen Lane Arddleen Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RZ
Received 8 Aug 2016Land At Maesperthi Caravan Park (Ctil 241767) Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8UN
Received 8 Mar 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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