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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13,854 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gwern Tyddyn Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6QB
Received 1 Mar 2019Land North Of Ceinws Ceinws Machynlleth SY20 9HB
Received 18 Dec 2019D Sidoli & Sons Ltd Henfaes Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BE
Received 7 Jul 2017Unit 2C Mill Lane Retail Park Mill Lane Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 19 Oct 2017New Haven Red Bank Welshpool Powys SY21 7PJ
Received 2 Nov 2017Frondirion Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8NH
Received 15 Nov 20176 Pencaemawr Penegoes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BP
Received 9 Oct 2017Unit 2B Specsavers Welshpool Retail Park Smithfield Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7BL
Received 9 Oct 2017Old Vicarage Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JQ
Received 18 May 2017The Firs Milford Road Newtown Powys SY16 2DZ
Received 14 Sept 2017Glanhanog Uchaf Barn Carno Powys SY17 5JU
Received 20 Oct 2017Land Next To Penybryn Bryn Lane Newtown Powys SY16 3LZ
Received 23 Oct 201713 Lower Canal Road Newtown Powys SY16 2HY
Received 2 Oct 20178 Cefn Hawys Welshpool Powys SY21 7RH
Received 18 Dec 201712 Westerlands Fron Hafren Newtown Powys SY16 2EJ
Received 13 Jun 2017Pant Rhulen Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UY
Received 22 May 2017Wernllwyd Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8AA
Received 7 Dec 201732 Maes Y Dafarn Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5NG
Received 9 May 2017Plot 2 Coed Yr Onnen Glantwymyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8LF
Received 19 Oct 20172 Tynybryn Cottages Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3PJ
Received 19 Oct 2017The Arches Union Street Newtown Powys SY16 2HA
Received 2 Mar 201822 Llys Rhufain Caersws Powys SY17 5HY
Received 20 May 2017Rhiwen Barn Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5QY
Received 20 Sept 2017Hope Church Dolfor Road Newtown Powys SY16 1JD
Received 22 Mar 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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