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
15,556 approved · 1,508 refused · 1,565 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Land Near Caersws (grid Ref 301259 293178) And Carno (grid Ref 295013 296971), Powys
Received 14 Jul 2026Home Farm, Abbey Cwm-Hir, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6PH
Received 15 Jul 2026NOYADD, CILMERY, BUILTH WELLS, LD2 3NT
Received 2 Jul 2026Land South West of Bylchau, Llanfechain, Powys, SY22 6XG
Received 15 Jul 2026LEA FARM, NEW RADNOR, PRESTEIGNE, LD8 2TG
Received 15 Jul 2026TREWERN ISAF, LLANRHAEADR-YM-MOCHNANT, OSWESTRY, SY10 0DP
Received 15 Jul 2026Land at the Stores, Pant Y Dwr, Rhayader, Powys
Received 24 Jun 2026THE BEECHES, 3 LLYS YNYSCEDWYN, YSTRADGYNLAIS, SWANSEA, SA9 1EN
Received 16 Jul 2026Land West of Oakland, Crew Green, Shrewsbury
Received 16 Jul 2026Land West of Oakland, Crew Green, Shrewsbury
Received 16 Jul 20262 Cwmclyd Cottages, Long Street, Ynys Uchaf, Swansea, SA9 1RL
Received 17 Jul 2026WELSHPOOL BUSINESS CENTRE, 42 BROAD STREET, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7RR
Received 17 Jul 2026WELSHPOOL BUSINESS CENTRE, 42 BROAD STREET, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7RR
Received 17 Jul 2026Land at Former Pen Y Bryn and Ael Y Bryn, Pen-y Bryn, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1JA
Received 17 Jul 2026Land South Of Bwlch Y Ffridd, Bwlch-y-ffridd, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3JN
Received 17 Jul 2026Plas Bach Farm, Meifod, SY22 6XY
Received 17 Jul 202617 Pool Orchard, Crew Green, Shrewsbury, SY5 9FG
Received 17 Jul 2026Gamekeepers Lodge, Norton, Presteigne, LD8 2EH
Received 25 Jun 2026GENUS SERVICE CENTRE, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7BE
Received 26 Jun 2026CILGWRGAN FAWR, LLANGURIG, LLANIDLOES, SY18 6RX
Received 20 Jul 2026HAFREN VIEW, LLANIDLOES ROAD, NEWTOWN, SY16 4HZ
Received 20 Jul 2026BODAIOCH HALL, TREFEGLWYS, CAERSWS, SY17 5PN
Received 20 Jul 2026FAIR VIEW, FORDEN, WELSHPOOL, SY21 8LZ
Received 20 Jul 2026NANTYGWARTHEG, TREFEGLWYS, CAERSWS, SY17 5QQ
Received 20 Jul 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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