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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14,145 approved · 1,430 refused · 1,456 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Gaol House Gaol Road Montgomery Powys SY15 6QR
Received 26 Apr 2022Vaynor Park Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8QE
Received 22 Nov 202116 Brynglas Close Newtown Powys SY16 2QD
Received 8 Oct 2021Land East Of Oaklands Forden Welshpool Powys SY21 8NA
Received 24 Nov 2021Clovelly Canal Road Newtown Powys SY16 2HX
Received 10 Mar 2022Outbuilding At Caethygley Berriew Welshpool SY21 8BG
Received 20 Jul 2022Corndon Malt House Old Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6EL
Received 11 Feb 2022The Conduit Belonging To 1 Castle Terrace Montgomery Powys SY15 6PB
Received 2 Dec 2021Tyn Yr Wtra New Mills Newtown SY16 3BT
Received 3 Dec 2024Cwm Edw Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SA
Received 5 Aug 2025Pontardulas Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3LW
Received 29 Apr 20131 Llys TWRCH Heol TWRCH Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea SA9 2TD
Received 10 Apr 2013Midland Terrace Gurnos Swansea SA9 1BZ
Received 1 May 2013Upper Barn House Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SL
Received 18 Apr 2013Cwm Edw Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SA
Received 8 Jul 2025The Exchange (Mitchell Meredith) Temple Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5HG
Received 19 Sept 202536 Ynyscedwyn Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1BH
Received 18 Jul 2025Lakeside Pharmacy Princes Avenue Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HU
Received 25 Sept 2025Former Smithfield Joinery Smithfield Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3AN
Received 7 Nov 2025Belmont Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NY
Received 29 Jul 2025Bryn Cadno Old Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6DJ
Received 22 Sept 2025Annexe The Old School Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3EH
Received 7 Jul 2023Harpton Granary Old Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2RE
Received 7 Dec 2017Meadow Crest Churchstoke Montgomery SY15 6EN
Received 13 Jul 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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