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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.
11,221 approved · 1,156 refused · 1,201 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fir Tree Cottage Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5LJ
Received 21 Jun 202158 Bethel Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2PT
Received 11 Jan 2021Land Adj To Llowes Court Llowes Hereford Powys HR3 5JA
Received 12 Jan 202194 Wind Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1AH
Received 26 Feb 2021South Of The Little House Next To The Monument Water Street New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2SY
Received 14 Oct 202058 Bethel Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2PT
Received 21 Jul 202090 Tawe Park Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1GW
Received 19 May 202180 Tawe Park Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1GW
Received 19 May 20219 Heol Maes-Y-Dre Ystradgynlais SA9 1HA
Received 7 May 20215 Woodlands View Boughrood Brecon LD3 0TH
Received 21 Apr 2021Aylton Lea Brilley Hereford HR3 6HA
Received 16 Dec 20206 Broad Street New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2SP
Received 11 Nov 202014 Heol Maes-Y-Dre Ystradgynlais SA9 1HA
Received 21 Dec 2020Neuadd Farm Rhayader Powys LD6 5HH
Received 10 Aug 2020New Radnor Castle Mound Near To Castle Cottage Mutton Dingle New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2TL
Received 10 Aug 202068 Wind Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1AH
Received 20 Aug 2020Swn-Yr-Afon Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1LP
Received 31 Jul 202058 Wind Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1AF
Received 1 Feb 2021Lower Llaneon Farm Buildings Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells LD1 5SA
Received 14 Oct 2020Minyffordd Glan Dulais Felinfach Brecon LD3 0UD
Received 28 Jul 2020Hendy Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RP
Received 24 Sept 2020Mimulus Mutton Dingle New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2TL
Received 9 Jul 2020Hennoyadd Villa Tre-fleming Abercrave Ystadgynlais Powys SA9 1UR
Received 18 Dec 20191 Glanirfon Court Station Road Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4AF
Received 24 Jul 2020Records 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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