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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13,854 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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: 4 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tower House Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NY
Received 8 Nov 202136 Maes Brenin Rhayader LD6 5EP
Received 10 Nov 202118 Dolydd Pentrosfa Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NZ
Received 21 Dec 2021Beckwood 7 Highbury Fields Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NF
Received 21 Dec 2021Ashdown Rhosgoch Builth Wells LD2 3JY
Received 3 Feb 2023Maesllwch Farm Cottages Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NL
Received 13 Jan 2023Cefn Penarth Uchaf Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NZ
Received 3 Oct 2017Cefn Penarth Isaf Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NZ
Received 4 Jan 2018Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital Maengwyn Street Machynlleth SY20 8AD
Received 7 May 2021Vaenor Park Bryn Du Road Troedyrallt Llanidloes Powys SY18 6DN
Received 7 Dec 2017Lane House Farm Gladestry Kington Powys HR5 3NT
Received 23 May 201711 Burgess Croft Welshpool Powys SY21 7RJ
Received 6 Nov 2017Land Adj To Tesco Service Station Mill Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 28 Sept 2017Vastre Industrial Estate Heol Vastre Newtown Powys SY16 1DZ
Received 29 Sept 2017Penrhiew Llandinam Caersws SY17 5AF
Received 24 May 2018Land At Pentre Uchaf Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5JP
Received 22 May 2018Oaklands Llanddew Brecon LD3 9TD
Received 6 Oct 2022Bron Felin Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PW
Received 6 Feb 2023Rhyd Y Carw Mill Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5PU
Received 23 Jan 2023Downton House Walton Presteigne LD8 2RD
Received 22 Mar 2023Minffordd Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5QG
Received 7 Feb 2023Tynyrwtra Caersws SY17 5JG
Received 7 Feb 2023Hendom Barn Clyro Hereford HR3 5JX
Received 10 Apr 2023Tyn Yr Wtra Llandinam Powys SY17 5BG
Received 16 Nov 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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