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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.
13,855 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Y Deri Club Lane Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TF
Received 28 Nov 2024O r Newydd 3 Cae Brynderwen Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JP
Received 26 Mar 2025Lower Lundy Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JJ
Received 24 Jun 2024Land South Of Shrub House St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LU
Received 28 Mar 2025The Celyn Celyn Lane Guilsfield Welshpool Powys SY21 9PU
Received 17 Nov 202542 Glantawe Park Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1AE
Received 28 Nov 201730 Heol Maes Pica Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea SA9 2PP
Received 7 Dec 2016108 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1QL
Received 24 Nov 2017Nantywellan Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UW
Received 26 Apr 2018Baskerville Hall Hotel Clyro Court Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5LE
Received 18 May 2017Glyn Farm Van Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NE
Received 30 Oct 2017Plots 51 & 52 Between Adeilade Drive And Brynfa Avenue Welshpool Powys SY21 7TG
Received 7 Dec 2017Land Adjacent South Of Newtown Bowling Club Back Lane Newtown Powys SY16 2NH
Received 12 Oct 2017Land Between AND BEHIND 14 & 15 ( 4 NEW DWELLINGS) Ffordd Mynydd Griffith Machynlleth Powys SY20 8DD
Received 21 Mar 2018Plot Adjacent To 352 Heol Y Coleg Newtown Powys SY16 1RA
Received 16 Apr 2018Land Adjacent To 288 Heol-Y-Coleg Newtown Powys SY16 1RA
Received 16 Apr 2018Land Between 14 And 15 Ffordd Mynydd Griffith Machynlleth SY20 8DD
Received 14 Jun 2019Rhydycwrt Newtown Powys SY16 4JN
Received 8 May 2018Cribyn Llawr-Y-Glyn Caersws Powys SY17 5RH
Received 14 Jun 2017Glan-Y-DWR Back Lane Newtown Powys SY16 2NH
Received 19 Dec 2017Glan-Y-DWR Back Lane Newtown Powys SY16 2NH
Received 19 Dec 2017Cefnllech Pant-Y-DWR Rhayader Powys LD6 5LR
Received 11 Jul 2017Leighton Arches Gypsy And Traveller Site Leighton Road Welshpool Powys SY21 8FJ
Received 8 Jan 2018Rallt Carno Caersws Powys SY17 5JX
Received 17 Jul 2017Records 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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