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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.
13,849 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Nov 2015 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pipton Farm Three Cocks Brecon LD3 0SH
Received 20 May 2022Pant Y Celyn 75 Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais Abertawe Powys SA9 1LP
Received 18 Nov 2021Angorfa Private Residential Home Station Road Coelbren Castell-nedd Powys SA10 9PN
Received 17 Feb 2022Plot To The Right Of Waters Edge Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford Powys HR3 5PU
Received 17 Nov 2021Land To The Immediate East, South And West Of National Grid Existing Above Ground Installation Site Three Cocks Brecon LD3 0SH
Received 22 Dec 2021The Grove Broad Street New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2SS
Received 22 Dec 2021Holly Cottage New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2TN
Received 1 Mar 2022Barn At Tramroad Cottage Tram Road Cottage Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5NT
Received 22 Oct 2021The Rhos Farm Kinnerton Presteigne Powys LD8 2PD
Received 14 Dec 2021Am Byth Barn Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NJ
Received 22 Mar 2022Land Adjacent To Wharf Cottage Gurnos Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1BY
Received 10 Jan 2022Land At Great House Farm Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JE
Received 21 Apr 202210 Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais SA9 1ES
Received 14 Mar 2022Maes Y Glan House Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais SA9 1ES
Received 3 Mar 20224-5 Henfelin Gurnos Road Ystradgynlais SA9 2JT
Received 14 Dec 2021Mill Cottage Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5SE
Received 30 Nov 2021Lower Thorne Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2NN
Received 6 Dec 2021The Vron New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2TN
Received 16 Aug 2022Awelfryn 11 Groesffordd Park Groesfford Brecon LD3 7SF
Received 12 May 202265 Gorof Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 1DX
Received 3 May 2022Lower House New Radnor Presteigne LD8 2TN
Received 2 Sept 2022Beudy Clyd Maesmawr Caersws SY17 5SB
Received 27 Jun 2022Brookfield Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon LD3 0NA
Received 26 Apr 2022Mallory Church Road Llyswen Brecon LD3 0UU
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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