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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Powys County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,261 approved · 1,080 refused · 1,104 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jan 2018 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Penddol Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7AD
Received 26 Feb 2025Brondrefach Bwlch-Y-Sarnau Rhayader Powys LD6 5NF
Received 15 Nov 2024Nantygwartheg Trefeglwys Caersws Powys SY17 5QQ
Received 24 Feb 2025St Andrews Church Broad Street Presteigne LD8 2AF
Received 19 Nov 2024Elan Valley Water Treatment Works Rhayader Elan Village Powys LD6 5HN
Received 28 Jun 2024Clarisbrook 13 Mill Field Close Knighton LD7 1HE
Received 14 Aug 2024Abergwenlas Farm Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YA
Received 18 Apr 2024Hill View Howey Builth Wells LD1 5PN
Received 25 Jun 2024Ty Madoc Lower Chapel Brecon Powys LD3 9SG
Received 28 Nov 2023New House Bettws Cedewain Newtown SY16 3DS
Received 4 Mar 2026Bryn Helyg Llandinam SY17 5AQ
Received 5 Mar 202629 Knapplands Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells LD1 6LF
Received 23 Feb 2026The Old Court House,West Street, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5AF
Received 12 Mar 2026Imladris 4 Dolerw Park Drive Newtown SY16 2BA
Received 24 Feb 2026Wyevale 22 Broadway Llanfair-ym-muallt Powys LD2 3DB
Received 6 Feb 2026Penyffordd Llanfihangel Llanfyllin SY22 5JF
Received 4 Dec 2023Field Adjacent To Gravel Garage Pentwyn Farm Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5UT
Received 24 Jan 2024The Park (Land Adjacent To Wyevale) Erwood Builth Wells Powys LD2 3EQ
Received 14 Nov 2023Land South Of Bodfach Hall Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5HS
Received 21 Nov 2023Rhosgree Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6UD
Received 28 Sept 2023Glog Farm Dolfor Newtown SY16 4BW
Received 19 Dec 2023Ffos Y Fign Cottage Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4SN
Received 3 Nov 2023Pant Y Rhiw Llandewi r-Cwm Builth Wells LD2 3RZ
Received 26 Nov 2023Bryn Celyn Presteigne Road Knighton LD7 1HY
Received 4 Jan 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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