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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.
13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2015 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Dol Y Garreg Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NW Rhayader Powys LD1 6NW
Received 9 Feb 2023Penyrwtra Llanfyllin SY22 6JQ
Received 22 May 2023Brongain Lodge Llanfechain SY22 6UF
Received 4 Jul 2023Castlewood Barn Llandefalle Brecon LD3 0NR
Received 1 Nov 202319 Bethel Street Llanidloes SY18 6BS
Received 31 Oct 20232 Church Cottages Llandysilio Llanymynech Powys SY22 6QZ
Received 20 Dec 202376 Cwmphil Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea Powys SA9 2PX
Received 30 Oct 202322 Heol Tredeg Upper Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2XD
Received 31 Oct 2023Upper House Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JL
Received 24 Jan 2024Lower Bryn Bryn Lane Hope Leighton Powys SY21 8JD
Received 8 Feb 2024Caerau Farm Tirabad Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4DS
Received 29 Mar 2023Panteg Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4UH
Received 29 Mar 2023Bryn Beili Cefn Gorwydd Llangamarch Powys LD4 4DP
Received 29 Mar 2023Glancledan Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4TD
Received 29 Mar 2023Ridgefield Nantmel Llandrindod Wells LD1 6EW
Received 24 Mar 20231 Moonlight Barn Snead Montgomery Powys SY15 6EB
Received 13 Nov 2025Heddfan 12 Cortay Park Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6DT
Received 17 Oct 2025Holiday Pod 1170 Metres West Southwest Of Brynbuarth Pentre r-beirdd Welshpool Powys SY21 9DL
Received 29 Jul 2025Penrally House And The Beeches South Street/West Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5BH
Received 20 Oct 2025Keepers Cottage Bryn Lane Hope Leighton SY21 8JD
Received 7 Nov 2024Holiday Lodge At Bronheulog Bwlch-y-ddar Llangedwyn Powys SY10 9LN
Received 22 May 2025Ty Mawr Llangynog Oswestry SY10 0HN
Received 8 Sept 2023Westlawn Marton Welshpool SY21 8JL
Received 13 May 2024Brook House Upper Sarnau Llanymynech SY22 6QP
Received 20 May 2025Records 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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