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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.
11,393 approved · 1,174 refused · 1,215 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Former Flats - Pen Y Bryn And Ael Y Bryn Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1JA
Received 22 May 2024Llyssun Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0EL
Received 4 Mar 2019Land Adj To Plasgwyn Bungalow Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6TR
Received 22 Feb 2019Ysgubor Ystlumod Cae Glas Meifod Powys SY22 6DN
Received 9 Jan 20199 Cae Melyn Newtown Powys SY16 3EF
Received 5 Jan 2023The Vicarage Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6LY
Received 3 Jan 2023Land At Brynygroes Farm Ystradgynlais SA9 1LF
Received 17 Oct 2022White House Heldre Lane Buttington Welshpool SY21 8SX
Received 22 Nov 2022Development Off Hospital Road Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys
Received 16 Nov 201914 Parc-yr-irfon Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NG
Received 8 Nov 2019Neuadd Blaenduhonw Maesmynys Builth Wells LD2 3HT
Received 12 Feb 2020Proposed Cycle Track Aber Filds Adj The Lant Builth Wells Powys
Received 3 Dec 2019Gilfach Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TY
Received 18 Feb 2020Game Keepers Lodge Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0UU
Received 3 Jan 2020Blaen Henllan Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells LD2 3YJ
Received 20 Dec 2024Cefnmeusydd Morgan Street Caehopkin Abercrave SA9 1TS
Received 23 Dec 202447 Commercial Street Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1LA
Received 7 Mar 2025Land North Of Caryleen And Ty Heulog Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SX
Received 11 Jul 2024Long Nursery Coppice Walton Presteigne LD8 2RE
Received 14 Mar 2024Llandre, Llandre Sawn Wood Hundred House Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RS
Received 8 Apr 2024Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd Builth Wells LD2 3SY
Received 13 Jun 2024Gwernaregllwyd Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UG
Received 20 Aug 2024Land At 21 Cwmphil Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea Powys
Received 9 Feb 2023Land Adjacent To Tynllan Farm Castle Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 9AL
Received 15 Feb 2023Records 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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