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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.
12,552 approved · 1,317 refused · 1,330 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Works PontIthel Brecon Powys LD3 0SA
Received 30 Sept 202485 Heol Tawe Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1XR
Received 6 Jan 202646 Station Road Coelbren Neath SA10 9PN
Received 5 Feb 20255 Bryngroes Cottages Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1LE
Received 27 Jan 2025Bryncelyn 1 Weavers Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1PQ
Received 8 Oct 2024River Wye Activity Centre Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5NW
Received 28 Nov 2024The Knighton Hotel Broad Street Knighton LD7 1BL
Received 2 Apr 202415 Ael-Y-Bryn Ystradgynlais SA9 1HY
Received 5 Aug 2024The Old Bakery Broad Street Welshpool SY21 7RR
Received 2 Apr 2024Maesllwch Castle Glasbury Hereford HR3 5LQ
Received 5 Aug 2024Cefn Gof Pentrefelin Brecon LD3 8TU
Received 4 Jun 2024Entrance To The Army Training Area Tirabad Llangammarch Wells Powys
Received 8 Jan 2025Fronheulog Ithon Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6AS
Received 21 Feb 2025Field Adjacent Kerry Road Kerry Road Montgomery
Received 18 Feb 2025Rowington Rectory Lane New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2TF
Received 29 Feb 20249 Rock House Court Llandrindod Powys LD1 6AX
Received 10 Jan 2024Albert Terrace Llowes Hereford HR3 5JA
Received 17 Jan 2024Land Adjacent To Trehelyg Walnut Close Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PE
Received 24 Apr 2024Old Post Office Gladestry Kington HR5 3NR
Received 22 Jul 2024Troedyrharn Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TN
Received 2 May 2024The Old Vicarage Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5RZ
Received 30 Jul 2024Temeside House 22 Station Road Knighton Powys LD7 1DT
Received 6 Mar 2024Penoffa Farm Evenjobb Presteigne LD8 2PB
Received 26 Feb 2024Harpton Lodge Walton Presteigne Powys LD8 2RB
Received 29 Jul 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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