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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.
12,569 approved · 1,319 refused · 1,330 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Feb 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Treboeth Bleddfa Knighton Powys LD7 1PA
Received 10 Feb 2026Treboeth Bleddfa Knighton Powys LD7 1PA
Received 10 Feb 202657 Cwmphil Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QA
Received 2 Feb 2026Nant Y Ffynnon Llanfyllin SY22 5HU
Received 14 Mar 2024Penrhos Barn Penrhos Farm Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6QH
Received 11 Mar 2024Chalet Land At Little London Llandinam Powys SY17 5AF
Received 14 Mar 2024Cwmchwefru Farm Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3PW
Received 7 Mar 2024Brynmelin Farm Llanwrin Machynlleth SY20 8QJ
Received 15 Apr 2024Wernddyfwg Talachddu Brecon Powys LD3 0UH
Received 3 Sept 2024Little Cwmgilla Farm Knighton LD7 1PG
Received 10 Apr 2024Venture Cottage Aberhafesp Newtown SY16 3HH
Received 28 Mar 2024Glandwr Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford HR3 5PU
Received 10 Feb 2026Maesmawr Ffynnon Gynydd Hereford Powys HR3 5ND
Received 11 Mar 2026Varchoel Hall Guilsfield Welshpool SY21 9PY
Received 29 May 2024Plascelyn Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TF
Received 26 Sept 2024Blaenhowe Builth Wells LD2 3YJ
Received 3 May 2024Haford Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0JH
Received 14 Mar 2024Cwm Coed Llangammarch Wells LD4 4DG
Received 27 Jan 2026Neuadd Blaenduhonw Maesmynys Builth Wells LD2 3HT
Received 25 Apr 2024The Vale Lower Chapel Brecon LD3 9RE
Received 14 Aug 2024Ty Cartref (land At Cefn Pawl Farm) Abbey Cwm-Hir Llandrindod Wells LD1 6PG
Received 1 Mar 2024Lower House Bungalow Clyro Hereford HR3 5RU
Received 16 Apr 2024Esgairwian Llanwrin Machynlleth Powys SY20 8QJ
Received 15 Apr 2024Upper Croescynon Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TL
Received 2 May 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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