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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
15,075 approved · 1,475 refused · 1,516 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Aug 2011 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lower Fawnog Fawnog Lane Upper Sarnau Llanymynech SY22 6QW
Received 17 Jul 2020Land At Highfield Farm Meifod Powys SY22 6DT
Received 26 Aug 2020Ty Hir Pennant Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7BL
Received 24 Jan 2018Kerry Village Shop & Post Office Kerry Newtown Powys SY16 4NU
Received 30 Jan 2018Liverpool House Meifod Powys SY22 6BX
Received 2 Feb 2018Burnt House Llanymynech Powys SY22 6JZ
Received 5 Feb 20188 Dan-Y-Bryn Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NH
Received 15 Feb 2018Maes Villa Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TE
Received 10 Mar 2020Pen Y Graig Clatter Caersws SY17 5NL
Received 24 Jan 2018Lorraine Cottage Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NT
Received 1 Feb 2018Elancot Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PP
Received 11 Jun 2018Land To The Rear Of Greenfields Minfield Lane Bronllys Powys LD3 0LE
Received 5 Jan 2019Plot B Dolnant 117 Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HE
Received 15 Feb 2019Devils Staircase Forestry Nant Yr HWCH Abergwesyn Powys LD5 4TR
Received 9 May 201827 Court Meadow Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0DZ
Received 2 Sept 2019Land At Ty Isaf Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0JB
Received 9 Jul 2019Land At Cwm Newydd Betws Hundred House Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RW
Received 19 Jul 2019Rhydblawd Farm Disserth Builth Wells LD2 3TL
Received 18 Jun 2019Bryntirion 5 North Road Builth Wells LD2 3BU
Received 3 Jun 2019Land At The Rhos Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5SA
Received 17 Jul 2019Llettycoed Rhosgoch Builth Wells LD2 3JT
Received 6 Aug 2019War Memorial Institute Irfon Terrace Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4RH
Received 18 Apr 2019Lower Drostre Llanwern Brecon Powys LD3 0RP
Received 22 Feb 2019Development At Former Weales Garage Castle Road Builth Wells LD2 3BP
Received 19 Oct 2018Records 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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