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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Powys County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Powys website
14,036 approved · 1,424 refused · 1,446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn Adjoining Oak Tree House Abermule Montgomery SY15 6NR
Received 22 Dec 2021Royal Oak Hotel The Cross Welshpool SY21 7DG
Received 20 Dec 2021Bay Cottage Kerry Newtown SY16 4NU
Received 17 Sept 20212 Castle Terrace Montgomery SY15 6PB
Received 1 Nov 2021The Little Gallery Broad Street Montgomery SY15 6PH
Received 17 Dec 2021The Little Gallery Broad Street Montgomery SY15 6PH
Received 17 Dec 2021Neuadd Uchaf Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0HP
Received 8 Jun 2022Luggy Brook Cottage Red Lane Berriew Welshpool SY21 8AS
Received 25 Aug 2023Land At Cefn Coch Dwyriw Llanllugan SY21 0AP
Received 11 Jun 2024Dingle Nurseries Frochas Welshpool SY21 9JD
Received 22 Nov 2022Pied House Garthmyl Montgomery SY15 6SQ
Received 30 Aug 202213 Tan-Y-Mur Montgomery SY15 6PR
Received 8 Sept 2022Land At Fishpool Gate Hyssington SY5 0JN
Received 22 Jul 2022Acorn Workshop Snead Montgomery Powys SY15 6EB
Received 30 Nov 2022The Gaer Forden Welshpool SY21 8NR
Received 12 Jun 20231 Eastgate Street Llanidloes SY18 6HD
Received 21 Jun 2024Carreg-y-big Cefn Coch Welshpool Powys SY21 0AW
Received 22 Mar 2022Lexington Court Kerry Newtown SY16 4LU
Received 4 Nov 2021Murmur Y Coed Peartree Lane Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0BH
Received 1 Oct 20213 Nelson Place Union Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7PQ
Received 18 Oct 202140 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1HE
Received 23 May 2025Halfpenny Cottage 2 Bridgend Cottages Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6AD
Received 16 Sept 20255 Brynteg Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HB
Received 30 Sept 2025Church View Broad Street Presteigne LD8 2AF
Received 17 Oct 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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