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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14,145 approved · 1,430 refused · 1,455 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rhydlydan Cottage Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HP
Received 13 Sept 202431 Min-Y-Rhos Ystradgynlais SA9 1QR
Received 13 Mar 2025Tyn Y Celyn Adfa Newtown SY16 3DD
Received 29 Jan 2025Hafren Car Park Rhyd Y Benwch Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SY
Received 25 Nov 2024Glanccedan Fawr Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4TE
Received 5 Mar 2025Pen Y Graig Trefeglwys Caersws SY17 5RG
Received 9 Oct 2024Glandwr Pontfaen Brecon LD3 9RR
Received 6 Mar 2025Plas Stables The Plas Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth SY20 8EU
Received 7 Oct 2024Plas Stables The Plas Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth Powys SY20 8EU
Received 7 Oct 2024The Plas, Community Centre Heol Pentrerhedyn Machynlleth SY20 8ER
Received 7 Oct 2024Penpiod Barn Garth Llanwrtyd Wells LD4 4AG
Received 20 Feb 2025Lluast Pontdolgoch Caersws SY17 5NE
Received 26 Nov 2024Neuadd Farm Llandeilo r Fan Brecon LD3 8UD
Received 18 Nov 20244 Rowan Close Four Crosses Llanymynech SY22 6NE
Received 10 Feb 2025Smithfield Joinery Smithfield Road Builth Wells LD2 3AN
Received 28 Aug 2025Ynys Villa Aberysgir Brecon LD3 9NU
Received 10 Jul 2025Llanerchyddol Hall Llanerchydol Welshpool SY21 9PQ
Received 3 Jan 2023Llanerchyddol Hall Llanerchydol Welshpool SY21 9PQ
Received 3 Jan 2023Cefn Gwastad Abermule Montgomery SY15 6JH
Received 23 Oct 2023Prestbury House Arddleen Llanymynech SY21 9LF
Received 11 Mar 2021Llwyn Gwyn Garth Llangammarch Wells LD4 4BD
Received 25 Jan 2021The Ffridd Berriew Welshpool SY21 8AT
Received 28 Nov 2022Bryn House Bryn Lane Llanllwchaiarn Newtown Powys SY16 3LZ
Received 8 Sept 2021Land At Wayside Garthmyl Montgomery Powys SY15 6RS
Received 2 Sept 2021Records 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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