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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.
12,646 approved · 1,325 refused · 1,335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Llanerch Farm Hyssington Montgomery Powys SY15 6DZ
Received 27 Feb 2018Blaen Glyn Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SL
Received 24 May 2019Land At Former Cynlais School Playing Field Ystradgynlais Powys
Received 12 Dec 2019Land At Pigeon House Trewern Welshpool Powys SY21 8EE
Received 10 Jan 2018Green Chapel Pant-y-dwr Rhayader Powys LD6 5LL
Received 9 Dec 2022Land Adjacent Glan Yr Afon Berriew Welshpool SY21 8PN
Received 22 Jul 2019Land To The West Of A470 Adjacent To Cwrt Gwenddwr, Gwenddwr, Builth Wells Powys
Received 22 May 20199 Plasycoed Cwmgiedd Swansea SA9 1LR
Received 31 Oct 2022Pertheirin Pontdolgoch Caersws Powys SY17 5NJ
Received 12 Sept 2019Yggdrasil Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UE
Received 23 Nov 20183 Parc-Yr-Irfon Builth Wells LD2 3NG
Received 27 Sept 2021Ithon Valley Lodge Park Crossgates Llandrindod Wells LD1 6RF
Received 9 Jul 2023Dolderwen Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3LN
Received 8 Feb 2019Lot Adj To Coed Ceirios Hayope Road Knucklas Knighton Powys LD7 1PT
Received 1 Nov 2017Mellowcroft Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UF
Received 1 Oct 2019Closforgan Middle Dolfor Road Y Drenewydd Powys SY16 4BQ
Received 6 Nov 201812 Station Road Coelbren Neath SA10 9PL
Received 18 Oct 2021Land Adjacent To Talycoed Station Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1PW
Received 16 Dec 2022Land Near To Henrhyd Falls Tawe Uchaf Coelbren SA10 9NA
Received 12 Apr 2022River Cabin Trericket Mill Erwood Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TQ
Received 6 Oct 2021The Slangs Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 26 Jun 2018Lower Leighton Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 8HH
Received 23 Jan 2019Bank Farm Aberhafesp Newtown Powys SY16 3LS
Received 20 Jul 2020Land Between 84 And 86 Heol Gleien Cwm-twch Uchaf Swansea SA9 2TZ
Received 31 Jan 2023Records 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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