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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.
12,697 approved · 1,328 refused · 1,339 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
258 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1QX
Received 21 Oct 20221 Railway Terrace Neath Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1PT
Received 21 Nov 2022Midland Bank Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EU
Received 22 Dec 2022Penrhiw Upper Chapel Brecon LD3 9RG
Received 4 Oct 2022Mod Bivvy 3 Sennybridge Training Estate Tirabad Brecon, Powys LD4 4DR
Received 3 Feb 2023Foel Fach Llansantffraid-Ym-Mechain SY22 6TS
Received 20 Sept 2022Prestdabuan Barn Newbridge-on-wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6ND
Received 11 Jan 2023Prestdabuan Barn Newbridge-on-wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6ND
Received 11 Jan 2023Foxglove Cottage Gladestry Kington HR5 3NY
Received 30 Aug 2022The Links Grosvenor Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 5NA
Received 10 Dec 2022Caer Beris Holiday Estate Nantyrarian Road Llanynis Builth Wells LD2 3HH
Received 22 Aug 202214 Heol Maes-Y-Dre Ystradgynlais SA9 1HA
Received 2 Nov 2022Dolau Siphon Outlet House Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 20 Oct 202242 Station Road Coelbren Neath Powys SA10 9PN
Received 15 Nov 2022Midland Bank Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EU
Received 12 Jan 2023Penmaenau Llanelwedd Builth Wells LD2 3RD
Received 28 Dec 2022Cefngast Farm Llanwrtyd Wells LD4 4DE
Received 11 Nov 2022Land At Upper Crug Llanbister Road Powys LD1 5UT
Received 3 Nov 2017Whitehall Bridge Street Knighton Powys LD7 1BT
Received 27 Apr 2017Whitehall Bridge Street Knighton Powys LD7 1BT
Received 27 Apr 2017Land At Pen Y Borfa Carno Road Caersws SY17 5JA
Received 28 Jun 2017Lake Hotel Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4BS
Received 23 Aug 2018Cwm Gwerngad Aberyscir Brecon Powys LD3 9NE
Received 15 Nov 2022Craigol Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells LD1 6ND
Received 29 Sept 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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