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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.
12,280 approved · 1,288 refused · 1,309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Bowling Green Lane Knighton Powys LD7 1DR
Received 20 Mar 2023Green Streete Farm Llangunllo Knighton LD7 1SP
Received 9 Feb 2023Ty Isaf Llandefaelog Fach Brecon LD3 9PU
Received 28 Sept 2022Unit 3 Benson Industrial Estate Ludlow Road Knighton Powys LD7 1LP
Received 12 Dec 2022Flat 5 High Street Knighton Powys LD7 1AT
Received 24 Jul 20232 Ffrydd Road Knighton LD7 1DB
Received 19 Apr 2022The Old Builders Trading Estate Unit 1 East Street Rhayader LD6 5EA
Received 16 Oct 2023Bodkin House Llangunllo Knighton LD7 1SS
Received 1 Jun 2023Presteigne Depot Mill Lane Presteigne LD8 2DA
Received 12 Sept 2022Field 200M South/West Of Junction C2158 And Severn Way Aberhafesp
Received 22 Dec 2022Yew Tree Cottage Close Llan-Y-Wern Brecon LD3 0TL
Received 29 Apr 2024The Wood Yard Broadaxe Presteigne LD8 2LA
Received 10 Feb 2023Rhydygarth Llandefalle Brecon LD3 0NR
Received 20 Feb 2024Brynheulog 1-2 Beacons View Cradoc Brecon LD3 9PD
Received 3 May 2024Belmont 6 West Street Knighton Powys LD7 1EN
Received 4 Jan 202317 Bridge Street Knighton LD7 1BT
Received 15 Nov 2022Winchester Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TN
Received 3 Aug 2022Upper Esgair Dolfor Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YB
Received 30 Nov 2022The Garden House Greenfield Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2AY
Received 11 Apr 2022Gerizem Chapel House Tregynon Newtown Powys SY16 3PU
Received 4 May 2022Old Toll House Dolau Llandrindod Wells LD1 5TL
Received 9 Aug 2022Porthleven House Presteigne LD8 2ET
Received 19 Apr 202224 Caefelyn Norton Presteigne LD8 2UB
Received 13 Apr 2022Sunnyhurst Rock Road Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RR
Received 27 Apr 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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