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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.
13,860 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received 31 Aug 2016Ty Nant Llanfihangel-Yng-Ngwynfa Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5JE
Received 17 Oct 2018Celyn Mawr Llanwddyn Oswestry SY10 0NN
Received 17 Aug 2018Mathrafal Pont Robert Meifod Powys SY22 6HT
Received 9 May 2018Land At Alltforgan Llangynog Oswestry Powys SY10 0EZ
Received 1 Jun 20189 Ffordd Spoonley Llansanffraid-Ym-Mechain Powys SY22 6FB
Received 11 May 2018Wern Farm Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9LQ
Received 7 Aug 2018Land North Of B4393 Plot 1 Adjacent Tan-Y-Bryn Coedway Shrewsbury Powys SY5 9AR
Received 21 Jan 2019Bridge Cottage Pentre Churchstoke Powys SY15 6SU
Received 24 Jan 2019Bron Y Gan Brithdir Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HD
Received 17 Jul 2018Mochnant Cefn Coch Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Powys SY10 0BL
Received 9 Nov 2018Land At Tynywern Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Powys SY10 0BZ
Received 5 Sept 2018Brynllwarch Garden Kerry Powys SY16 4PD
Received 6 Sept 2016Buttington Quarry Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 8ST
Received 21 Nov 2019Domgay Hall Llanymynech Powys SY22 6SW
Received 21 May 2020Hesgog Llangadfan Welshpool Powys SY21 0PU
Received 10 Sept 2019Pony House Criggion Shrewsbury Powys SY5 9BQ
Received 20 Dec 2018Dyffryn Meifod Powys SY22 6HL
Received 13 Aug 2018Melin Y Wern Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6TF
Received 14 Jan 2019The Smithy Llangedwyn Oswestry Powys SY10 9JR
Received 26 Oct 2018Allt Goch Isaf Llawr-Y-Glyn Caersws SY17 5RJ
Received 10 Aug 2016Dyffryn Meifod Powys SY22 6HL
Received 13 Aug 2018Maesyfedw Pen-y-bont-fawr Oswestry Powys SY10 0HZ
Received 18 Oct 2018Land At Ty n Y Ffynnon Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys
Received 16 Jul 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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