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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
14,094 approved · 1,429 refused · 1,449 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Red House Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6NT
Received 6 Oct 2021Coedydinas Farm Belan Welshpool SY21 8RP
Received 11 Nov 2022Land At Cloryn Carno SY17 5LD
Received 2 Oct 2024The Gaer Forden Welshpool SY21 8NR
Received 16 May 2023Telecommunications Mast Southeast Of Manor House Meifod Powys SY22 6BT
Received 15 May 2025Lower Cefn Penarth Old Hall Llanidloes SY18 6NZ
Received 4 Jun 2024Park Farm Red Lane Powis Castle Welshpool SY21 8RN
Received 4 Oct 2022Nant Y Waen Abermule Montgomery SY15 6NR
Received 8 Nov 202135 Penrallt Street Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AG
Received 4 Jul 2024Hen Bwthyn Wern Llanymynech Powys SY22 6PD
Received 18 Jul 2023The Chalet Cymru Deg Llanwern Brecon Powys LD3 0TL
Received 20 Oct 2023Welshpool Youth Centre Howell Drive Welshpool SY21 7AT
Received 1 Nov 2023Corner House (The Cottage) 53 High Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2BE
Received 15 Feb 2024Pinecrest Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8LE
Received 23 Oct 2023Pantycrai Adfa Newtown SY16 3BX
Received 23 Jan 2024Archibald House Waterloo Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6BL
Received 16 May 2024White Lion Inn 10 Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth SY20 8DN
Received 10 Jul 202469 Owain Glyndwr Centre, Community Centre And Premises Maengwyn Street Machynlleth SY20 8EE
Received 8 Mar 2024Boreham House Hospital Road Builth Wells LD2 3HE
Received 30 Jan 2025Land At Brynhaul Builth Road Builth Wells LD2 3RP
Received 10 Mar 2025Wernhalog Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells LD2 3TE
Received 1 Sept 2025Land Southeast Of Golwg Y Mynydd Talachddu Brecon Powys LD3 0UG
Received 27 May 2025Coedarle Farm Llanfyllin SY22 5LY
Received 27 Feb 2025The Old Court House Station Road Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4RW
Received 26 Mar 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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