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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.
11,773 approved · 1,212 refused · 1,256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Road Wood House Maesmynis Builth Wells Powys LD2 3hp
Received 25 Jul 20199 Church Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3AP
Received 8 Aug 2019Brynaere Bach Llanbrynmair Powys SY19 7DX
Received 19 Oct 2018Birches Farm Pentre r-Beirdd Guilsfield SY21 9DP
Received 19 Dec 2018Siloam Shalom Aberyscir Brecon Powys LD3 9NW
Received 27 Sept 2019Brooklands Erwood Builth Wells LD2 3EX
Received 7 Aug 201920 Tai-ar-y-bryn Builth Wells Powys LD2 3US
Received 11 Sept 2019Capel Hope Llanfaredd Builth Wells LD2 3TE
Received 9 Aug 2019Plots 3 And 6 Woodlands Business Park Ystradgynlais SA9 1JW
Received 7 Jun 2022Land West Of New House Farm Sarnau Llanymynech SY22 6QN
Received 28 Jul 2023Dolgoch Field Garth Llangammarch Wells LD4 4BH
Received 22 Sept 2022Land Adjacent To A483 Hundred House Lane Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TP
Received 17 Mar 2022Ysgol Calon Cymru North Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BW
Received 18 Sept 2019Parc Bronyddon Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6DZ
Received 15 Apr 2019Wernhalog Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received 13 Sept 2019Lower House Hay Road Builth Wells LD2 3BP
Received 25 Sept 2019Unit A Mochdre Industrial Estate Heol Mochdre Newtown Powys SY16 4LE
Received 3 May 2019Grooms Enterprise Park Pool Road Newtown Powys SY16 1DL
Received 28 May 2019Troedyrhiw Pontfaen Brecon Powys LD3 9ND
Received 2 Aug 2019Gilfach Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TY
Received 12 Sept 2019Bron Heulog Meifod Powys SY22 6YF
Received 21 Jan 2019Hawthorns Middletown Welshpool Powys SY21 8DQ
Received 13 Mar 2019Ty Mawr Llansilin Oswestry Powys SY10 7JW
Received 29 Jan 2019Llidiart Y Bwlch Rhiwlas Oswestry SY10 7JQ
Received 10 Jan 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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