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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.
11,330 approved · 1,166 refused · 1,209 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Dec 2017 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Llandre, Llandre Sawn Wood Hundred House Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RS
Received 24 Feb 2025Tregunter Barn Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RA
Received 10 Feb 2025Barn Adjacent To Tyn Y Waun Llandewi r-Cwm Builth Wells Powys
Received 13 May 2024Llyssun Welshpool Powys SY21 0EL
Received 24 Sept 2024Cefnmeusydd Morgan Street Caehopkin Abercrave SA9 1TS
Received 21 Feb 2025Land South Of Poultry Unit Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0LQ
Received 31 Mar 2025Pontybat Farm Brecon Powys LD3 0PA
Received 2 Jun 2025Land Adjacent Poplar Drive Leighton Welshpool Powys SY21 8HJ
Received 3 Nov 2025Development At Pistyll Farm Llanfihangel Tal-y-Llyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TG
Received 24 Jun 2024Twyn Y Felin Llywel Brecon Powys LD3 8UE
Received 2 Jul 2024Penarth Cregrina Llandrindod Wells LD1 5SF
Received 22 Oct 2025Land At Brecon Road Rhos Y Fedwen Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys
Received 28 Aug 2023Childrens Play Area At The Rear Of 64 To 78 Rhos Y Fedwen Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys
Received 1 Sept 2025Deri Barn Llanfihangel Talyllyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TF
Received 16 Sept 2024The Old Stables Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NU
Received 29 Apr 2025New Dwelling At Wernhalog Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received 28 Mar 2025Gwernaregllwyd Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UG
Received 18 Aug 2025Twyn Y Felin Llywel Brecon Powys LD3 8UE
Received 22 Jul 2025Land Adjacent To Yellow Jack Barn Gladestry Kington Powys
Received 26 Sept 202568 Degrees West Glamping Cradoc Brecon LD3 9LP
Received 8 Oct 2024Trawscoed Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8UA
Received 3 Oct 2024New Barn Cabalva Farmhouse Whitney-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 6EX
Received 6 Dec 2024Land At Trecastell Wood Llanwnog Caersws Powys SY17 5PD
Received 2 Apr 2024New Dwelling At Brynderwen Cwmbach Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RW
Received 9 Aug 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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