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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
14,049 approved · 1,426 refused · 1,446 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Upper Delfach Llangurig Llanidloes SY18 6RX
Received 13 Dec 20241 Belvedere Cottage Llanmyrewig Montgomery SY15 6NR
Received 9 Oct 2023Felin Crewi Penegoes Machynlleth SY20 8NH
Received 6 Aug 2024Welshpool Youth Centre Howell Drive Welshpool Powys SY21 7AT
Received 6 Dec 2022Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust Severn Farm Industrial Estate Welshpool Powys SY21 7DF
Received 17 Nov 2022Glan Rhiew Refail Welshpool SY21 8QB
Received 22 Feb 20235 Maes Derwen Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0BB
Received 6 Sept 2022Lower Penygelli Kerry Newtown SY16 4LX
Received 21 Jul 2022Cuckoo Hall Abermule Montgomery SY15 6LD
Received 14 Jul 2022Bethel Cottage Llandefaelog Fach Brecon Powys LD3 9RB
Received 27 Sept 2022Pen Y Ffridd Castle Caereinion Welshpool SY21 9AU
Received 21 Sept 2022Cwmdale Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6LE
Received 25 Jul 2022Brockwell Montgomery SY15 6HZ
Received 25 Jul 2022Y Beudy Foel Welshpool Powys SY21 0NU
Received 8 Aug 2022Lyndon Castle Road Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6AG
Received 20 Oct 2022Wynnstay House 7 Penrallt Street Machynlleth SY20 8AG
Received 1 May 2024Croft House Red Bank Welshpool Powys SY21 7PL
Received 14 Aug 20236 Victoria Terrace Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6AB
Received 10 Oct 202310 Rowan Court Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4DH
Received 19 Oct 20239 Hall Street Welshpool SY21 7RY
Received 8 Dec 2023Stonehouse 17 High Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7JP
Received 13 Oct 20227 Minffordd Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0BT
Received 13 Oct 2022Holiday Cabin At Land Opposite Cherry Orchard Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JU
Received 8 Jun 20234 - 5 Hendomen Cottages Hen Domen Montgomery Powys SY15 6HB
Received 28 Mar 2023Records 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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