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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13,853 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jun 2014 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjacent To Dyfnant Llanidloes Powys
Received 1 Jul 2019Plot 1 Pencaemawr Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BP
Received 24 Jul 2019Rallt Carno Caersws SY17 5JX
Received 16 May 20194 Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8DW
Received 11 Jul 2019Llanfadog Uchaf Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HN
Received 4 Oct 2019Residential Development At Belan Land Y Fan Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NL
Received 23 Aug 2019Ty Gwyn Bontdolgadfan Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7BB
Received 17 Jul 2019The Bell The Triangle Cwmdauddwr Rhayader Powys LD6 5AR
Received 30 Jul 2019Ael Y Bryn St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LG
Received 29 Jul 2019Pant Moelfre Pant-y-Dwr Rhayader Powys LD6 5LY
Received 25 Jun 2019Land Adjoining Nant Glas Church Nant Glas Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PA
Received 14 Jun 2019Hill View Bridge Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5AF
Received 14 Aug 20191 - 6 Bishops Court Hay Road Brecon LD3 9SW
Received 24 Feb 2023Land At Parc Y Sarn Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5JS
Received 17 Dec 2022Old Post Office Yard Church Street Llanidloes Powys SY18 6EE
Received 16 Jan 2023Land Adjacent To Mount Pleasant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6JH
Received 28 Nov 2018Tyn Y Coed Llettycoed Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8QG
Received 8 Feb 2019Plot Adjoining Brynpeiran Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8UN
Received 18 Feb 2019Brithdir Barn Brithdir Cottage Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NY
Received 16 Oct 2018Land At Esgair Y Maesnant Glanrhyd Ponterwyd Aberystwyth SY18 6SY
Received 23 Apr 2019Morfodion Llanidloes Powys SY18 6LU
Received 6 Dec 20181 The Burlands Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5PW
Received 8 Mar 2023Newtown Railway Station Newtown SY16 1BP
Received 7 Feb 2023Bishops Meadow House Hay Road Brecon LD3 9SW
Received 5 Apr 2023Records 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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