Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
15,493 approved · 1,503 refused · 1,559 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jul 2011 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BRYNGLAS HALL, WATERGATE STREET, LLANFAIR CAEREINION, WELSHPOOL, SY21 0BS
Received 13 Apr 2026BETHESDA CHAPEL, BACK CHAPEL STREET, LLANRHAEADR-YM-MOCHNANT, OSWESTRY, SY10 0JY
Received 5 May 2026TRENEWYDD, FELINDRE, KNIGHTON, LD7 1YR
Received 15 Apr 2026COPPICE FARM, PEN-RHOS, LLANYMYNECH, SY22 6QB
Received 14 Apr 2026TRENEWYDD, FELINDRE, KNIGHTON, LD7 1YR
Received 15 Apr 2026DOL YR HEOL, NEW MILLS, NEWTOWN, SY16 3NR
Received 5 May 2026TY DRAW, LLANRHAEADR-YM-MOCHNANT, OSWESTRY, SY10 0DB
Received 5 May 2026Development Land rear of 64-78 Brecon Road, Rhos Y Fedwen Res. Dev. phase 2 development. Ystradgynlais, SA9 1HH
Received 5 May 2026LOWER RECTORY, BERRIEW, WELSHPOOL, SY21 8AN
Received 6 May 2026BARLAND FARM, EVENJOBB, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2SH
Received 13 Apr 2026LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, HIGH STREET, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2AU
Received 27 Apr 2026TALL BIRCHES, NEWCHURCH, KINGTON, HEREFORD, HR3 6JJ
Received 15 Apr 2026BARLAND FARM, EVENJOBB, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2SH
Received 13 Apr 2026LAND AT, TREDERWEN VIEW, (PLOTS 13 AND 14) Numbers 24 and 26 Cae Heulog PHASE 2 ARDDLEEN, SY22 6PY
Received 6 May 2026The Old Works, Pontithel, Brecon , LD3 0SA
Received 6 May 2026The Hollies Barn, Stepaside, Newtown, SY16 4BT
Received 6 May 2026Land East of Castell, Llanwddyn, Oswestry, SY10 0NN
Received 6 May 2026COED MAWR FARM, TREWYLAN LANE, LLANSANTFFRAID-YM-MECHAIN, SY22 6TE
Received 6 May 202611 TREGARTH, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 8HT
Received 16 Apr 2026Land adjacent to 37 Gorof Road, Gorof Road, Lower Cwmtwrch, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1DX
Received 6 May 2026PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, MACHYNLLETH
Received 16 Apr 2026GREAT CANTAL FARM, LLANBISTER ROAD, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 6UD
Received 16 Apr 2026OLD POST OFFICE, GLADESTRY, KINGTON, HR5 3NR
Received 16 Apr 202635-39 PENRALLT STREET, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 8AG
Received 6 May 2026Records 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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