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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
15,030 approved · 1,472 refused · 1,512 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pen Y Rallt Llanfilo Brecon LD3 0RF
Received 11 Jul 2019Pantyrhiw Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RH
Received 8 Jul 2019Land Adjacent To Tyn Wern Franksbridge Llandridnod Wells Powys
Received 6 Sept 2019Tyn Y Cwm Abergwesyn Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4TS
Received 16 May 2019Land To The South West Of Maesglas, Pontfaen, Brecon Powys LD3 9RT
Received 7 May 2019Lower House Ciltwch Common Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5NZ
Received 31 May 2019Bron Wye Guest House 5 Church Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BS
Received 9 Mar 2019Land South Of Castle View Castle View Clyro Powys HR3 5SZ
Received 14 Jun 20198 Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon LD3 0HU
Received 21 Dec 2018White Horse Inn 13 High Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DN
Received 25 Jul 2018White Horse Inn 13 High Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DN
Received 24 Jul 2018South West Corner Of Temperance Hotel Junction Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3EH
Received 5 Feb 2018Land At Lakeside Avenue Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NT
Received 20 Jun 20187 Glan Yr Afon Berriew Welshpool Powys SY21 8PN
Received 21 Feb 2018Pant Y Pyllau Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LX
Received 24 Sept 2018Barn At Upper Penwaun Farm Llanddew Aberhonddu Powys LD3 9TA
Received 28 Sept 2018Hermon Chapel Tirabad Llangamarch Wells Powys LD4 4DS
Received 4 Oct 2018Pistyll Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TG
Received 9 Jul 20181 Moonlight Barn Snead Montgomery Powys SY15 6EB
Received 16 Feb 2018Land At Meifod To Guilsfield Phase 1 Powys
Received 20 Dec 2017Battle House Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RW
Received 2 May 2018Battle House Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RW
Received 2 May 2018Land At Tynllan Farm Castle Caereinion Welshpool Powys
Received 5 May 2021Overhead Power Line Courthouse Lane Four Crosses Llanymynech Powys
Received 31 Mar 2021Records 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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