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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.
11,250 approved · 1,159 refused · 1,201 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At The Wern Farm Gladestry Kington Powys HR5 3PP
Received 28 Jul 2020Penberth Llanbadarn-Y-Garreg Builth Wells LD2 3YD
Received 17 Aug 2020Pen Y Banc Glan-y-nant Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PQ
Received 24 Jul 2020Barn At Upper Drostre Llan-Y-Wern Brecon LD3 0TN
Received 14 May 2021Llanerchir Bryngwyn Kington Powys HR5 3QZ
Received 15 Dec 2020The Old Station Mill Lane Llanfyllin Powys SY22 5BG
Received 26 Oct 2019Noyadd Sharmon Maesmynys Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HT
Received 14 Aug 2020Belle Vue Flats Gungrog Road Welshpool Powys SY21 7EJ
Received 23 Jan 2020Pantau Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TE
Received 10 Jun 2021Ty Siriol Llanfihangel Tal-y-llyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TG
Received 11 Mar 2021Penrheol House Llechfaen Brecon LD3 7SP
Received 7 Dec 2020Lower Llandewi Llandewi Fach Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UQ
Received 23 Feb 2021Land Adjacent To Tyn Wern Franksbridge Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 8 Jan 2021Mill Cottage Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5SE
Received 24 Nov 2020Woodlands Tanyrallt Abercrave Swansea SA9 1XD
Received 3 Mar 2021Ysgubornewydd Talachddu Brecon LD3 0NS
Received 19 Feb 202121 Dol Henrhyd Coelbren Neath Powys SA10 9PG
Received 15 Mar 20213-4 Plasycoed Cwmgiedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1LR
Received 21 Mar 2021Bailea Farm Llywel Brecon LD3 8RH
Received 24 Mar 2021Llanbedr Hall Painscastle Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JH
Received 25 Nov 2020Lane House Farm Gladestry Kington Powys HR5 3NT
Received 10 Nov 2020Ysgol Maes-y-dderwen Tudor Street Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1AP
Received 1 Jul 2021Llanbwchllyn Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells LD2 3YQ
Received 7 Jul 2021Lower Thorne Discoed Presteigne Powys LD8 2NN
Received 5 Mar 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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