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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.
11,098 approved · 1,147 refused · 1,187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
99 Heol Twrch Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2TE
Received 3 Feb 20211 Railway Terrace Neath Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1PT
Received 3 Feb 2021Vacant Plot Land Off Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1QX
Received 18 Aug 2021The Eyrie Gladestry Kington HR5 3NY
Received 20 Aug 2021Drainage Field North Of Appleby Gladestry Kington Powys
Received 20 Sept 2021Castle House Llan-ddew Brecon Powys LD3 9SS
Received 3 May 2021Land Between 84 And 86 Heol Gleien Swansea SA9 2TZ
Received 16 Feb 202126-28 The Mimosa Commercial Street Ystradgynlais SA9 1HD
Received 27 Nov 2020Upper Barn Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JL
Received 5 Aug 2021106 Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1LS
Received 30 Nov 2020Development Rear Of Glandwr House Heol Twrch Cwm-twrch Isaf Swansea Powys SA9 2TD
Received 24 Aug 2020Llwynfilly Farm Ffordd Las Llanigon HR3 5QG
Received 11 Feb 2021Land At Nantdigedi Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford HR3 5PU
Received 3 Dec 2020Pistyll Farm Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TG
Received 29 Jul 2021Yr Allt Boeth Dyfnant Forest Welshpool
Received 24 Nov 2020Bryneglur School Road Abercraf Abertawe Powys SA9 1XD
Received 20 Dec 2020Larchwood Studio And Retreat Raquetty Farrm Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5RS
Received 4 Mar 2021Hillcroft Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0YN
Received 20 Feb 20216 Gwernyfed Avenue Three Cocks Brecon LD3 0RT
Received 16 Mar 2021Basil Webb Bronllys Hospital Bronllys Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0LY
Received 16 Mar 2021Cock Hotel Bronllys Brecon LD3 0LE
Received 23 Feb 2021Llwyncynog Farm, Mountain View Barn Talachddu Brecon LD3 0UG
Received 18 Jan 2021Basil Webb Bronllys Hospital Bronllys Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0LY
Received 16 Mar 202178 Commercial Street Ystradgynlais SA9 1LA
Received 23 Jun 2021Records 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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