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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.
13,965 approved · 1,417 refused · 1,439 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tan Llan New Mills Newtown SY16 3NN
Received 20 Oct 2023Cae Llewelyn Kerry Newtown SY16 4ND
Received 27 Feb 2023River At Llanerfyl SY21 0JF
Received 13 Feb 2023Maes Y Groes Chapel Cyfronydd Welshpool SY21 9EG
Received 27 Apr 2023Red Bank Cottage Red Bank Welshpool Powys SY21 7DS
Received 30 Jan 2023The Ffridd Berriew Welshpool SY21 8AT
Received 14 Mar 202328 Short Bridge Street Llanidloes SY18 6AD
Received 8 Mar 2024Rhyd Y Gorlan (formerly Known As Llety R Eos) Cemmaes Machynlleth Powys SY20 8QP
Received 12 Feb 2024Unit B Mochdre Industrial Estate Newtown SY16 4LE
Received 16 Feb 2024Maes Y Dre Football Field Howell Drive Welshpool Powys SY21 7SU
Received 3 Nov 2023Coach House Cottages The Old Rectory Llandyssil Montgomery SY15 6LQ
Received 2 Nov 2021Rhiwgriafol Tal-Y-Wern Machynlleth SY20 8NY
Received 20 Sept 2024Trefan New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2TP
Received 19 Nov 20251 Mansion Cottages Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon LD3 0LU
Received 30 Aug 2023Caelydan Bungalow Dolfor Newtown SY16 4AL
Received 24 Nov 2023Plas Maldwyn Ty Gwyn Road Caersws SY17 5HA
Received 4 Jan 2024Land To The East Of Pool Quay Opposite Little Bank House Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9JS
Received 11 Nov 202459 Maengwyn Street Machynlleth SY20 8EE
Received 25 Jun 2024Rhiwlas Tal-Y-Wern Machynlleth SY20 8SH
Received 30 Jan 2024Plas Bach Aberystwyth Road Machynlleth SY20 8EU
Received 9 Jan 2024Plas Kennels The Plas Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EU
Received 7 Jan 20258 Garth Road Builth Wells LD2 3AR
Received 28 Nov 2025Duhonw Field Builth Wells Powys LD2 3YN
Received 4 Jun 2025Gethin Waen Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3LR
Received 16 Sept 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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