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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.
12,240 approved · 1,283 refused · 1,307 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glenhaven Newchurch Kington HR5 3QF
Received 3 May 2023Cwm Newydd Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RW
Received 14 Aug 202346 Station Road Coelbren Neath SA10 9PN
Received 9 Feb 20244 Mill Cottages Tan-Y-Bryn Llowes Hereford HR3 5JD
Received 19 Dec 2023The Walsh Llanddewi Llandrindod Wells LD1 6SE
Received 7 Jul 2023Life House Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TW
Received 18 Jul 2023Old Police Station Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LL
Received 28 Jun 2023Tyrcelyn Halt Aberedw Builth Wells LD2 3SQ
Received 18 Sept 2023Maes Y Coed Upper Chapel Brecon LD3 9RG
Received 9 Feb 2024Cefn Twrch Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8TY
Received 22 Dec 2023Lamb House Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LH
Received 26 Sept 2023St Marys Church Hall Church Street Builth Wells LD2 3BS
Received 24 May 2024Ty-Ysgupor Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells LD1 6ND
Received 29 Jan 2024High Park Bryngwyn Kington HR5 3QN
Received 12 Dec 2023Land Adjacent To The Llanfilo Treatment Works Llanfilo Powys LD3 0RD
Received 24 Nov 2023Gwernyfed High School Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SG
Received 2 May 2024Llwydiarth Pont Ithel Brecon LD3 0SB
Received 9 May 20241 Little Mill Cottages Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LG
Received 25 Jun 2024Cefn Meusydd Morgan Street Caehopkin Abercrave SA9 1TS
Received 25 Mar 202422 Cwmphil Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 1DE
Received 25 Apr 2024Irfon Forest (West) Cefn Cendu Nr Abergwesyn Powys
Received 1 May 2024Irfon Forest Parrot s Beak Nr Abergwesyn Powys
Received 13 May 2024Baskerville Hall Hotel Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5LE
Received 19 Mar 2024Boat Inn Boughrood Brecon Powys LD3 0YD
Received 3 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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