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
15,587 approved · 1,509 refused · 1,566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ADJACENT THE LAURELS, WATERLOO ROAD, LLANDRINDOD, LD1 6BX
Received 18 Aug 20263 Penymaes, Adfa, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3BQ
Received 19 Aug 202647 LLWYN PERTHI, ARDDLEEN, LLANYMYNECH, WELSHPOOL, SY22 6QX
Received 1 Sept 2026Land adj North of Homeleigh, Canal Road, Four Crosses, Llanymynech, SY22 6PR
Received 1 Sept 2026THE LLUEST, RHOS-Y-MEIRCH, KNIGHTON, LD7 1PD
Received 1 Sept 2026CARNBWLL, FOUR CROSSES, LLANYMYNECH, SY22 6SN
Received 1 Sept 2026SMITHFIELD JOINERY, SMITHFIELD ROAD, BUILTH WELLS, LD2 3AN
Received 20 Aug 2026GARDEN HOUSE, 7 REDWOOD CLOSE, LEIGHTON, WELSHPOOL, SY21 8JH
Received 1 Sept 2026BIRCHFIELD FARM, NANT GLAS, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 6PD
Received 1 Sept 2026UNIT 45, MOCHDRE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NEWTOWN, SY16 4LE
Received 19 Aug 2026Cobblers Shop, Llanbister, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6TN
Received 24 Aug 2026Cobblers Shop, Llanbister, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6TN
Received 24 Aug 2026Land at Sunnybank, Hyssington Road, Churchstoke, Montgomery, SY15 6DY
Received 2 Sept 2026Land South Of Shrub House, St Harmon, Rhayader, LD6 5LU
Received 3 Sept 2026LLANERCH, GLYNDWR CRESCENT, GUILSFIELD, WELSHPOOL, SY21 9QA
Received 3 Sept 20269 NEW STREET, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7SF
Received 3 Sept 2026TYN RHOS, DOLANOG, WELSHPOOL, SY21 0LJ
Received 3 Sept 2026UPPER CAMNANT, DOLFOR, NEWTOWN, SY16 4BS
Received 3 Sept 2026CABIN AT, THE OLD DRILL HALL, RHAYADER, LD6 5AG
Received 3 Sept 2026Stone House, Pentre'r-beirdd, Guilsfield, Welshpool, SY21 9DL
Received 4 Sept 202634 HIGH STREET, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7JL
Received 4 Sept 2026The Old Rectory, Aberhafesp, Newtown, SY16 3HL
Received 4 Sept 2026Samhain Cabin, Dinas, Llanwrthwl, LD1 6NU
Received 25 Aug 2026LAND ACCESSED OFF HOWELL DRIVE, WELSHPOOL
Received 4 Sept 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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