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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13,854 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 At Tafolwern Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7DS
Received 2 Jan 2020Land South Of Felin Fawr Llangurig Llanidloes Powys
Received 21 Aug 2020Talgarth Farm Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5PU
Received 21 Jul 2020Plot 12 & 13 Pencaemawr Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BP
Received 26 Nov 2019Skinners s Arms 14-16 Penrallt Street Machynlleth SY20 8AJ
Received 3 Jun 2019Wernllwyd Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AA
Received 8 Mar 2018Land At Berthddu Hall Llandinam Powys SY17 5AX
Received 21 Feb 2018Ysgubor Cae Du Plas Rhiw Saeson Llanbrynmair SY19 7DY
Received 10 Sept 2019Cefn Vastre Kerry Newtown SY16 4DU
Received 19 Jan 2023Old Coach House Parc Gwyn Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LL
Received 16 Sept 2022Castle Buildings Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0JU
Received 26 May 2022Ochr Y Rhiw Cwmllinau Machynlleth Powys SY20 9NU
Received 24 Jul 201812 Parc Hafod Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3EQ
Received 26 Jun 2020Tan Y Bryn Derwen-las Machynlleth Powys SY20 8TL
Received 17 Jun 2021Development Of Two Holiday Units Bwlch-y-ffridd Newtown Powys
Received 31 Dec 2020Land At Maesmawr Field Of A470 Caersws Powys SY17 5DZ
Received 30 Oct 2020Land At Plas Dinam Llandinam SY17 5DQ
Received 7 May 2021Rear And Upper Floors Of 31 Market Street Newtown SY16 2PG
Received 30 Jun 2021Rear And Upper Floors Of 31 Market Street Newtown SY16 2PG
Received 30 Jun 2021Castle Buildings Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0JU
Received 26 May 2022Plot 1 Development Off B4518 St Harmon Rhayader LD6 5LU
Received 15 Mar 2021Rhyd-lydan Mill And Mill House Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3HP
Received 7 Jul 2017Land At Tafolwern Llanbrynmair Powys
Received 14 Aug 2020Land Adj To Llais-yr-awel Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4EN
Received 24 Feb 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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