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How long planning decisions take in Powys

76 days.

In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Powys took 76 days from submission to decision — 20 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 863 decisions where the council published both dates.

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76 days
Median decision 20 days beyond the eight week target
35%
Within eight weeks 62% within thirteen
168 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Powys compares

Year to December 2026

Powys takes longer than the country as a whole: 19 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 35%.

The average here is 90 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 168 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 299 35%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 234 27%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 330 38%

By type of application

Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions

The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.

  1. Other 55 decided 19 days
  2. Prior approval 65 decided 22 days
  3. Trees 28 decided 40 days
  4. Amendments 74 decided 59 days
  5. Conditions 128 decided 64 days
  6. Lawful development 43 decided 71 days
  7. Householder 129 decided 73 days
  8. Full applications 274 decided 110 days
  9. Heritage and listed buildings 46 decided 115 days

How these types compare nationally

What Powys decides

Year to December 2026

Powys issued 867 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 82% were approvals: 664 granted against 142 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.

Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.

Common questions

How long does a planning decision take in Powys?

The median planning application decided by Powys in the year to December 2026 took 76 days from submission to decision, 20 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 863 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.

Does Powys meet the eight week target?

35% of the 863 decisions Powys made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 62% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 168 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Powys faster or slower than average?

Powys is slower than average: its median of 76 days is 19 days above the national median of 57 days.

What proportion of applications does Powys approve?

82% of the clear-cut outcomes Powys issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 664 granted against 142 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Powys planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 76 days from application to decision (20 days beyond the eight week target), across 863 decisions with both dates published. 35% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 62% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 168 days. 82% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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