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Powys County Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

Powys County Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 16% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 62 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on Powys County Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for Powys County Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from Powys County Council’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 1,200
Share refusedof those approved or refused 16%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 62 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 25%of more than 170 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years 46
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 36%about one in three
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 62plan adopted 2017

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Powys County Council’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue is the impact of the development on highway safety.”

    Dismissed, 2021

  • “The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the Council’s stock of affordable dwellings.”

    Dismissed, 2021

  • “The main issue is whether the alleged impact of the proposed development on highway safety is a relevant consideration in determining whether prior approval is required under section A.2(2) of Part 6 of the GPDO.”

    Allowed, 2021

  • “The main issues are whether the disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary, having regard to Welsh Government Circular 016/2014 ‘The Use of Planning Conditions for Development Management’ (The Circular).”

    Dismissed, 2020

  • “The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on flood risk.”

    Dismissed, 2019

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.