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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
14,145 approved · 1,430 refused · 1,455 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
West View Old Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6DH
Received 4 Jul 2023Tyn Y Celyn Adfa Newtown SY16 3DD
Received 16 Oct 2023Cwm Hafren Holiday Park Cwm Hafren Holiday Park Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HR
Received 21 Dec 202335 Penrallt Street Machynlleth Powys SY20 8AG
Received 3 Jan 2024Walled Garden Gregynog Hall Tregynon Newtown SY16 3PW
Received 9 Jan 2024Meirion House Hassel Square Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool SY21 0RN
Received 20 Jul 2023The Pumphouse Manafon Welshpool SY21 8BL
Received 6 Dec 2022Dolforgan Garden Cottage Kerry Newtown SY16 4DN
Received 31 Jan 2023Little Wern Pool Quay Welshpool Powys SY21 9LQ
Received 16 Jan 2023The Broads Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6DU
Received 3 Jul 2023Ivy Cottage Hyssington Montgomery SY15 6DZ
Received 24 Feb 2023Greenfields Abermule Montgomery SY15 6LB
Received 13 Feb 2023Terrig Erw Wen Welshpool SY21 7HN
Received 16 Apr 2023Coedydinas Farm Belan Welshpool SY21 8RP
Received 8 Dec 2022Tenement Llandyssil Montgomery Powys SY15 6LR
Received 20 Jun 2022White Gwenthrew Sarn Newtown SY16 4EQ
Received 13 Jul 202255 Borfa Green Welshpool Powys SY21 7QF
Received 27 Jul 2022Bunners Shop Arthur Street Montgomery SY15 6RA
Received 21 Sept 2022Bunners Shop Arthur Street Montgomery SY15 6RA
Received 21 Sept 2022Stourton Bryneglwys Welshpool SY21 7DT
Received 4 Nov 2022Land Adjacent To Fox Farm Garthmyl Montgomery Powys
Received 14 Oct 2022Field Opposite The Hollies Old Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6EL
Received 6 Sept 2022Plas Newydd Windmill Lane Trelydan Welshpool SY21 9HZ
Received 24 Apr 2023The Cottage Inn Forden Road Montgomery SY15 6QT
Received 7 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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