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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.
13,893 approved · 1,412 refused · 1,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pentre Penarth Gibbet Road Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 0BY
Received 14 Aug 2018Talwrn Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5LG
Received 5 Sept 2018Upper Gwern-y-cil Meifod Powys SY22 6XZ
Received 23 Jul 2018Glebe House Ystryd Y Ceunant Llanfechain Powys SY22 6UT
Received 14 May 2018Talwrn Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5LG
Received 5 Sept 2018Isfryn Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0AD
Received 21 Jun 2018Riverside Old Mill Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6SU
Received 20 Jun 2018Tanat Caravan Park Carreghofa Llanymynech Powys SY22 6LH
Received 19 Jul 2018Land North Of Horseyard Lane Horseyard Lane Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2SQ
Received 15 May 2017Tynewydd Llansilin Oswestry Powys SY10 7QF
Received 16 May 2018Outbuilding At Tynshettin Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys SY10 0NN
Received 14 May 2018Land East Of The Smithy Llangadfan Welshpool Powys SY21 0QG
Received 5 Jul 2018Canol Aran Bach Llangedwyn Oswestry Powys SY10 9LB
Received 30 May 2018The Kings Head Hotel Meifod Powys SY22 6BY
Received 4 Jul 2018Talwrn Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5LG
Received 5 Sept 2018Maesteg New Road Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HH
Received 14 Jun 2018Bronheulog Bethal Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HJ
Received 10 May 2018Pen-Y-Derw Forden Welshpool SY21 8NH
Received 4 Feb 2020Rhiwgriafol Tal-Y-Wern Machynlleth SY20 8NY
Received 19 Dec 2025Lawnt Uchaf New Mills Newtown SY16 3NP
Received 30 Sept 2024Irfon Industrial Estate Garth Road Builth Wells LD2 3NL
Received 3 Apr 202511 Cambrian Place Llanidloes SY18 6BX
Received 23 Jan 2024Bethel Hall Bethel Street Llanidloes SY18 6BS
Received 25 Jul 2024Baptist Chapel Chapel Street Caersws Powys
Received 15 Aug 2024Records 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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