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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13,854 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 And 2 Pensarn Glas PWLL Machynlleth Powys SY20 8TX
Received 4 May 2017Dan Y Coed Erwood Builth Wells LD2 3EX
Received 20 Mar 2017CWM Cottage Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 15 May 201742 Bryn Meadows Newtown Powys SY16 2DS
Received 13 Mar 2017High Spur Boughrood Brecon Powys LD3 0BQ
Received 24 Apr 2017Pen Y Banc Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3HH
Received 6 Mar 2017Y Fiaren 44 Maesmawr Rhayader Powys LD6 5PL
Received 9 Mar 2017Land Adjacent To No 60 Hendidley Way Newtown Powys SY16 2AL
Received 6 Jun 2017Dyfnant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6HR
Received 4 Jul 2017Land At 1 Cledan Gradens Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5JT
Received 18 Jul 2017Glanbechan Bettws Cedewain Newtown Powys SY16 3BM
Received 30 Jun 2017Atm Left Hand Supermarket Premises Berriew Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7SJ
Received 16 Jun 2017Gorn Farm The Gorn Llanidloes Powys SY18 6LA
Received 8 Mar 2019Cil-y-winllan Tal-y-wern Machynlleth Powys SY20 8NZ
Received 23 Nov 2017Unit 2B Welshpool Retail Park Smithfield Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 9 Oct 2017Queens Head Pool Road Newtown Powys SY16 3AL
Received 19 Oct 2017Queens Head Pool Road Newtown Powys SY16 1DG
Received 19 Oct 2017Mochdre Industrial Estate Hoel Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4LE
Received 3 Oct 2017Plot 2 Adjacent Maes Awel Bont Dolgadfan Llanbrynmair Machynlleth Powys SY19 7AT
Received 16 Nov 2017Land Adj Dyfnant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6HR
Received 4 Jul 2017Maesperthi Caravan Park Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8UN
Received 10 Jan 2018Plot 4 Coed Yr Onnen Glantwymyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8LF
Received 21 Dec 2017Development 70 Meters East Of Europa Plain Groes-pluen Welshpool Powys SY21 9BW
Received 30 Jun 2017BWLCH Cae Haidd BWLCH Y Ffridd Newtown Powys SY16 3JB
Received 19 Jan 2018Records 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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