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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13,855 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glangwden Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5PX
Received 20 Aug 2018Gogarth Y Gilfach Uchaf Llanidloes Powys SY18 6ED
Received 8 Jan 2019Land Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 19 Nov 2018Land Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 21 Nov 2018Dyfnant Llanidloes SY18 6HR
Received 8 Jan 2019Land Off A44 SW Of Llandegley Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 21 Nov 2018Blaen Y Glyn Llawr-Y-Glyn Caersws Powys SY17 5RJ
Received 14 Jul 2017Bitfal Van Llanidloes Powys SY18 6NG
Received 11 May 2018Maesmedrisiol Farm Pennant Llanbrynmair SY19 7BN
Received 24 Jul 2020Former Radio Hafren Building Wesley Street Newtown Powys SY16 2NZ
Received 2 Jun 2020Lower Glynbrochan Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PL
Received 4 Dec 2019Top Y Cae Dylife Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7BW
Received 28 May 2020Plas Trannon Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5PW
Received 23 Jun 2020Land NW Of Garn Fach Forestry Llandinam Nr Newtown Powys
Received 25 Jun 2020Lower Cwmharri Tregynon Newtown SY16 3ES
Received 15 May 2020Pen Y Banc Farm Glan-y-nant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PQ
Received 29 May 2020Development Site Rear Of Former Memorial Hall Trefeglwys Caersws Powys
Received 22 May 2020Development Site Of Former Memorial Hall Trefeglwys Caersws Powys
Received 22 May 2020Former Primary School Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5PH
Received 22 May 2020Lodge At Highfield Upper Gwestydd Lane Cefn Mawr Newtown Powys SY16 3LA
Received 22 May 2020Land At Pool Road (Former Ford Garage Site) Newtown Powys SY16 3AH
Received 20 Aug 2020Land At Tynllidiart Hill Penybont Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HS
Received 29 Apr 2020Parc Yr Esgob Llanwnog Caersws SY17 5NY
Received 22 Jun 2020Lluast Pontdolgoch Caersws Powys SY17 5NE
Received 25 Jun 2020Records 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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