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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
15,502 approved · 1,504 refused · 1,559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 CHURCH VIEW, GUILSFIELD, WELSHPOOL, SY21 9NL
Received 22 Apr 2026Land at Brwyngwlfa, Llanbister Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6UD
Received 12 May 2026Dyfnant Forest, Llangadfan, Welshpool
Received 12 May 2026MURGWYN, PRINCES AVENUE, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 5HU
Received 12 May 2026CEFN DERWEN, CEFN COCH, LLANRHAEADR-YM-MOCHNANT, OSWESTRY, SY10 0BS
Received 12 May 2026LAND AT NANT YR HAFOD, STAYLITTLE, LLANBRYNMAIR, SY19 7DB
Received 13 May 2026Plot 2, development 50m ene of Brooklands, Y Deri, Llanigon, Hereford
Received 13 May 2026Land between Montgomery Canal and River Vyrnwy, NE of Pentrehelin Hall, Newbridge, Llanymynech
Received 13 May 2026MAES Y CAE, DISSERTH, BUILTH WELLS, LD2 3TL
Received 13 May 2026TELECOMMUNICATION MAST, YNYSCEDWYN ROAD, YSTRADGYNLAIS
Received 14 May 20264 KINGS COURT, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2AJ
Received 14 May 2026THE BUSNANT HOLIDAY PARK, BUSNANT, GRAVEL ROAD, LLANYRE, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 6ED
Received 28 Apr 2026Bryn-Y-Castell, Knighton
Received 28 Apr 2026MINAFON CARAVAN PARK, LLANGYNOG, OSWESTRY, SY10 0EP
Received 14 May 2026High Street, Knighton
Received 28 Apr 2026West Street, Knighton, Powys
Received 28 Apr 2026HOLLYBUSH, SARNAU, LLANYMYNECH, SY22 6QN
Received 14 May 2026Solar Field, Garthmyl, Montgomery, Powys
Received 29 Apr 2026RHYSGOG, LLANAFANFAWR, BUILTH WELLS, LD2 3LY
Received 15 May 20265 NANTCRIBBA BARNS, FORDEN, WELSHPOOL, SY21 8NW
Received 15 May 2026FRANCISCAN FRIARY, DARK LANE, RHAYADER, LD6 5DA
Received 15 May 2026The Barns, Rhos-y-Meirch, Knighton, LD7 1PE
Received 18 May 20268 PARC HAFOD, FOUR CROSSES, LLANYMYNECH, SY22 6NZ
Received 18 May 2026Ceunant Coch, Llangadfan, powys, SY21 0QQ
Received 18 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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