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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.
12,525 approved · 1,312 refused · 1,326 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tynyfron Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochnant Powys SY10 0EF
Received 22 Jan 2026Calon-Y-Dyffryn Llandefalle Powys
Received 26 Jul 2024Calon-Y-Dyffryn Llandefalle Powys
Received 26 Jul 2024Garnwen Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RP
Received 14 Nov 2024Esgair Dafydd Forest Nr. Llanwrtyd Wells
Received 11 Jun 20241 Llundain Fach Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1ST
Received 2 Feb 2026Land At Hendy Substation, Land South East Of Crossway - Howey, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Received 3 Mar 2026St Mary s Church Church Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7DP
Received 3 Apr 2024Meadows End 12 Brookfields Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LF
Received 2 May 2024Brynhyfryd Abermule Montgomery SY15 6NA
Received 24 Apr 2024Gwernyfed High School Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SG
Received 15 Feb 202418 Lynden Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 1DW
Received 16 Sept 20242 Porthamel Cottages Talgarth LD3 0DL
Received 10 Feb 2026Sunning Dale Caerbont Abercrave SA9 1SW
Received 3 Feb 2026Coed Glannant Ystradgynlais SA9 1QB
Received 9 Mar 2026Cannon Farm Llanerfyl Welshpool Powys SY21 0JJ
Received 9 Jan 2024Ynys Villa Brecon LD3 9NU
Received 7 Oct 2025Pennant 12 Tanywaun Pen-Rhos Ystradgynlais SA9 1QY
Received 5 Jun 20245 Ashfield Terrace Llanymynech SY22 6EU
Received 25 Jun 202439 Heol Tawe Abercrave Swansea SA9 1XP
Received 28 Jun 2024Moor Farm Kinnerton Presteigne LD8 2PD
Received 1 Oct 2024Noyadd Sharmon Maesmynys Builth Wells LD2 3HT
Received 27 Nov 2024Caeau Whitney-On-Wye HR3 6BW
Received 5 Jul 2024Upper Gogia Llowes Hereford Powys HR3 5JG
Received 9 Feb 2026Records 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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