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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
15,565 approved · 1,509 refused · 1,565 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Minffordd, Cefn Coch, Welshpool, SY21 0AP
Received 27 Jul 2026PLAS YN GLYN, LLANSILIN, OSWESTRY, SY10 7QB
Received 27 Jul 2026Bryn Siriol School Road Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1XD
Received 27 Jul 2026BRONAFON, MALTHOUSE LANE, BERRIEW, WELSHPOOL, SY21 8PG
Received 27 Jul 2026TREM Y DEE, GEUFFORDD, GUILSFIELD, WELSHPOOL, SY21 9DR
Received 27 Jul 2026BULL AND HEIFER, BETTWS CEDEWAIN, NEWTOWN, SY16 3DS
Received 28 Jul 2026Supermarket Premises, Berriew Street, Welshpool, SY21 7SQ
Received 2 Jul 2026LAND AT ROUGH CLOSE, KINNERTON, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2RA
Received 2 Jul 2026Yr Ysgol Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1LQ
Received 28 Jul 2026Land at Gwern-Hwyaid, Boughrood, Brecon, LD3 0LQ
Received 28 Jul 2026TREFAN, NEW RADNOR, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2TP
Received 29 Jul 2026Moor Farm Kinnerton Presteigne LD8 2PD
Received 29 Jul 2026Land North of Hydan Fawr, Cyfronydd, Welshpool, SY21 9EU
Received 29 Jul 2026Development North Of The Vicarage, Glan Yr Afon, Berriew, Welshpool, Powys
Received 6 Jul 2026UNIT 80, MOCHDRE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NEWTOWN, SY16 4LE
Received 29 Jul 2026DEVELOPMENT OF TWO DWELLINGS AT LAND ADJOINING LLETYPIOD, FOEL, WELSHPOOL
Received 30 Jul 2026Proposed Solar Field (East Of A483) Garthmyl Montgomery Powys
Received 30 Jul 2026COELBREN WELFARE HALL, STATION ROAD, COELBREN, NEATH, SA10 9PL
Received 7 Jul 2026COMMERCIAL CONVERSION 125 METRES SOUTHEAST OF THE HOBBY BUNGALOW, LLOYNEY, KNIGHTON, LD7 1RE
Received 30 Jul 2026PRIDDBWLL BONC, LLANGEDWYN, OSWESTRY, SY10 9LA
Received 30 Jul 2026PLOT 2, DEVELOPMENT AT LAND ADJACENT TO THE MANSE, DOLAU, LLANDRINDOD WELLS
Received 8 Jul 202614 BROAD STREET, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7SD
Received 31 Jul 2026Land at Llyswen, Llyswen, Powys, LD3 0US
Received 3 Aug 2026THE WAINHOUSE, PENYCLAWDD, LLANBISTER ROAD, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 5UR
Received 3 Aug 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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