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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.
13,854 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UG
Received 12 Apr 2019Pen Y Banc Farm Glan-y-nant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PQ
Received 15 Apr 2019Land Near Bryn Titli Wind Farm Llangurig Llanidloes Powys
Received 10 Sept 2019Station House Railway Station Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BL
Received 8 Apr 2019Land Near Cae Newydd Rhayader Powys LD6 5BL
Received 24 Oct 2019Little Finches Knucklas Road Knighton LD7 1UP
Received 14 Mar 2017The Old House Lower Llanerchydol Welshpool Powys SY21 9PG
Received 18 Sept 2017Neuadd Farm Rhayader Powys LD6 5HH
Received 10 Mar 2020Doldyfi Derwenlas Machynlleth Powys SY20 8TN
Received 4 Mar 2020Railway Station Heol Y Doll Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BL
Received 8 Oct 2019Land Adjacent To Dol Y Coed Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NU
Received 30 Sept 2019Dyfi Valley Health Centre Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EQ
Received 4 Feb 2020Land Associated With 1 Caerbont Ceinws Machynlleth Powys SY20 9EX
Received 25 Feb 2020Shed To The Rear Of Hafren Bunkhouse NRW Depot (Dolydd Sheds) Staylittle Llanbrynmair Powys
Received 1 Nov 2019Fron Derw Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5QT
Received 9 Jan 2020Dol-y-coed Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NU
Received 6 Mar 2020Llyn Clywedog Visitor Centre Nr. Lanidloes Powys SY18 6NU
Received 8 Jan 2020Highfields To The Rear Of Alston St Harmon Road Rhayader Powys LD6 5NR
Received 3 Jan 2020Lodges At Penycraig Nant Glas Llandrindod Powys LD1 6PD
Received 13 Jan 2020Site Next To Woodside Stepaside Newtown Powys SY16 4JJ
Received 28 Sept 201736 Penrallt Street Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AJ
Received 7 Oct 2018The Royal Welsh Warehouse Old Kerry Road Newtown Powys SY16 1BH
Received 5 Jan 2018Bryn Coch Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3LG
Received 29 Mar 2018The Old School House Former Smithfiled Depot Building Corn Road Llanidloes Powys SY18 6BJ
Received 21 Feb 2019Records 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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