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.
13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Store 21 12-13 Broad Street Newtown Powys SY16 2NA
Received 15 May 2020Former Ford Garge Site Pool Road Newtown Powys SY16 3AH
Received 24 Nov 2020Bont Dulas Cwmbelan Llanidloes Powys SY18 6RF
Received 21 Oct 2020Barclays Bank Plc 4 Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth SY20 8DW
Received 1 Nov 2018Dyfnant Llanidloes SY18 6HR
Received 16 Jan 2020Land At Coed Y Pandy Llandinam Powys SY17 5AZ
Received 13 Sept 2018Elan Valley Trust Claerwen Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HF
Received 6 Oct 2020Infil Plot Adjacent To Ael Y Bryn Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3DS
Received 16 Apr 2018Cefn Hir Newtown Powys SY16 4JZ
Received 27 Jun 2017Hafren 38 Salop Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7EA
Received 10 Jul 2017Hafren 38 Salop Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7EA
Received 10 Jul 2017Brynhoveth Farm Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UR
Received 8 Dec 2016Tyn Y Beili Maesmynis Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HT
Received 29 Mar 2017Lower Rectory Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AN
Received 30 Sept 2016Neuadd Llwyd Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0HP
Received 30 Sept 2016Llys Gwynant Llan Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7DW
Received 21 Sept 20178 Treganol Adfa Newtown Powys SY16 3DW
Received 10 Mar 2021Pertheirin Pontdolgoch Caersws SY17 5NJ
Received 9 Apr 20212 North Road Builth Wells LD2 3BT
Received 11 Jan 20222 North Road Builth Wells LD2 3BT
Received 11 Jan 2022Barford Llanidloes Road Llanllwchaiarn Newtown SY16 1HL
Received 12 Jun 202042 Woodland Way Newtown Powys SY16 2TH
Received 7 Apr 2021Tyn Yr Wtra Brooks Welshpool SY21 8QN
Received 22 Sept 2020Caravan Adjacent To Holiday Letting Units Blaenclydach Llywel Brecon Powys LD3 8RD
Received 7 Jan 2022Records 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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