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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pear Tree Cottage Leighton Welshpool Powys SY21 8HR
Received 28 Jun 2021Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital Maengwyn Street Machynlleth SY20 8AD
Received 12 Dec 2020Nant Y Ffrydd Bryn Lane Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LZ
Received 2 Feb 2021Land Adj Rhos Y Maen Gorn Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6FA
Received 18 Feb 2021Former Livestock Market Gorn Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6DE
Received 16 Mar 2021Land At Elan Village Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HP
Received 31 Jan 2022SO 04199 47829 Llandewi r Cwm Builth Wells LD2 3RZ
Received 10 Nov 20216 Clywedog Drive Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5BZ
Received 12 Dec 2021Greenacre Garden Centre Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PL
Received 14 Dec 2021Car Park Western Promenade Llandrindod Wells LD1 5HU
Received 15 Dec 2021Pentre Farm Methyr Cynog Brecon Powys LD3 9SD
Received 15 Dec 2021Upper Dolau Barn Nantmel Rhayader Powys LD6 5PE
Received 18 Jan 2022The Orchard House 10 China Street Llanidloes Powys SY18 6AB
Received 4 Mar 2019The Llanerchyddol Hall Coach House Llanerchydol Welshpool Powys SY21 9PQ
Received 25 Apr 2022The Llanerchyddol Hall Coach House Llanerchydol Welshpool Powys SY21 9PQ
Received 25 Apr 2022Bryn Tudor Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8NG
Received 29 Oct 2019Land Adjacent To Shalom Bryn Gwy Rhayader Powys LD6 5BN
Received 10 Oct 2019Rose Meadows Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EL
Received 26 Jun 2019Claerwen Valley Elan Valley Rhayader Powys
Received 2 Jul 2019Pen Y Graig Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5RG
Received 2 Sept 2019Berthddu Llanidloes Powys SY17 5AX
Received 28 May 2019The Old Saw Mills Short Bridge Street Llanidloes Powys
Received 23 Oct 2019Cefngwilgy Fawr The Gorn Llanidloes Powys SY18 6LA
Received 15 Nov 2019Llety Haf 16 Y Gilfach Isaf Llanidloes SY18 6EA
Received 17 Jan 2020Records 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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