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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.
13,850 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bronllys Hospital, Main Lodge Bronllys Brecon LD3 0LU
Received 30 Mar 2022Land At Tesco Supermarket Wind Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1AD
Received 18 Mar 2022Basil Webb Hall Bronllys Hospital Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LY
Received 17 Dec 2021Land Near B3450 Glasbury HR3 5NW
Received 1 Jun 2022The Old Cubhouse Adjoining Hills Restaurant Hay Road Brecon LD3 9SW
Received 22 Nov 2021Development Land At 21 Cwmphil Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 1DE
Received 28 Jun 20227 Hawthorn Villas Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1HG
Received 27 Jun 202212 Station Road Coelbren Neath SA10 9PL
Received 17 Jan 2022Land At Yardro Walton Presteigne Powys
Received 12 Jan 2022Ty Coetir Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon LD3 0LU
Received 7 Jan 2022Maesybryn 93 Station Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1PJ
Received 25 Oct 2021Tretirion Llandefalle Brecon LD3 0NR
Received 6 Dec 202125 Dol Henrhyd Coelbren Neath SA10 9PG
Received 29 Nov 2021Trefeitha Court Trefeitha Brecon Powys LD3 0RN
Received 19 Nov 2021The Blackbird Llanolley Newchurch Kington Powys HR5 3QH
Received 3 Dec 2021Kilverts School Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5SB
Received 17 Aug 202254 Bethel Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2PT
Received 16 Nov 202164 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1HH
Received 17 Dec 202125 Dol Henrhyd Coelbren Neath SA10 9PG
Received 25 Aug 2022Formerly Coelbran Health Centre 1 Heol Eglwys Coelbren Neath Powys SA10 9PF
Received 1 Jul 2022Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre Remploy Building Wind Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1AF
Received 9 May 202254 Wind Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1AF
Received 14 Feb 2022Little Tredurn Llandefalle Brecon LD3 0UW
Received 11 Feb 2022Lower Noyadd Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5JS
Received 13 May 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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