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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.
11,756 approved · 1,210 refused · 1,256 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jun 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Gwyn Dolanog Welshpool Powys SY21 0LB
Received 11 Dec 2018Land At 89 Gorof Road Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea SA9 1DS
Received 5 May 2021Tremaen Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received 3 Sept 2019Lower Trawscoed Newbridge-on-wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6HR
Received 3 Mar 2020Neuadd Blaenduhonw Maesmynys Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HT
Received 24 Oct 2019Cefn Cefdu Forest Block Nr Abergwesyn Llanwrtyd Wells Powys
Received 12 Nov 20193 Beacons View Cradoc Brecon LD3 9PD
Received 22 May 20207 Tai Cae Mawr Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4RJ
Received 5 Sept 2019Bwlchserth Merthyr Cynog Brecon Powys LD3 9SG
Received 19 Mar 2020Come By Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TW
Received 18 Aug 2020Ysgol Gymraeg Dyffryn Y Glowyr Gurnos Swansea SA9 2PT
Received 18 Aug 2020Land Adjacent To Erw Haf Ffos Road Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4RT
Received 28 May 2020Llwyn Gwesion Cefn Gorwydd Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4DN
Received 12 Feb 2020Land Adj To Wharf Cottage Gurnos Road Ystradgynlais Powys
Received 19 Mar 2020Cradoc Golf Club Cradoc Brecon Powys LD3 9LP
Received 6 Feb 2020Tydu Farm Upper Chapel Brecon Powys LD3 9RG
Received 15 Apr 2020Dolderwen Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3LN
Received 20 May 2021Development Land Off Station Road Station Road Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4RW
Received 27 Apr 2020Dalmore Caravan Park Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 20 Jun 2022Town Hall Arthur Street Montgomery SY15 6PA
Received 6 Mar 2019Nantycoedwr Llanwddyn Oswestry Powys SY10 0ND
Received 4 Dec 2018Ty Mawr Llansilin Oswestry Powys SY10 7JW
Received 18 Mar 201916 Hafan Y Dorlan Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant Oswestry Powys SY10 0LW
Received 17 Dec 2018Plot B Dolnant 117 Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HE
Received 4 Sept 2019Records 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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