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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.
12,623 approved · 1,325 refused · 1,333 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Vicarage Norton Presteigne LD8 2EN
Received 26 Jan 2022Llwyngychwydd U0026 From Junction With U0025 To Llwyn-Gwychwydd Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4TL
Received 5 May 2022Cefn-Y-Felin Pentrefelin Brecon LD3 8TT
Received 1 Aug 2022Tyn-Y-Maes Howey Builth Wells LD1 5PU
Received 9 Mar 2022Pen Nant Van Llanidloes SY18 6NG
Received 14 Jul 2022Land At PenyPentre Llangyniew Welshpool Powys SY21 0JT
Received 3 Mar 2022Deerstone Barn Sarnau Brecon LD3 9PT
Received 12 Aug 2022Pen Nant Van Llanidloes SY18 6NG
Received 27 Apr 2022The Shaws Hillside Lane Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LE
Received 30 Aug 2022Craig Goch Dam Elan Valley Rhayader Powys
Received 6 Sept 2022Tyn Y Llwyn Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NN
Received 29 Apr 2022Mill Cottage Cwmdauddwr Rhayader LD6 5EY
Received 6 May 2022Nefyn Llandovery Road Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4TA
Received 9 Aug 2022Penrhos Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4TE
Received 20 Apr 2022Brookside Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RF
Received 4 Apr 2022Cwmderw Oaklands Crescent Builth Wells LD2 3EP
Received 26 Apr 2022Ambleside Pentrosfa Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5AL
Received 10 Jun 2022Lledgwial Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4AD
Received 10 Aug 2022Tyn Y Llwyn Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NN
Received 1 Aug 2022Llwyn Howell Garth Llangammarch Wells LD4 4AP
Received 18 Jul 2022Glandwr Farm Garthbrengy Brecon Powys LD3 9TP
Received 7 Sept 20228 Nant Rhyd-hir Rhayader Powys LD6 5DZ
Received 28 Jul 2022Broom Bush Newtown Powys SY16 4LB
Received 16 Feb 2022Calcott Manor Llandrinio Llanymynech Powys SY22 6SW
Received 9 Mar 2022Records 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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