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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Gwystre Bungalow Gwystre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RN
Received 20 Mar 2017Brynmawr Farm Brynmawr Llanymynech Powys SY22 6PQ
Received 27 Apr 2017Uluru Glasbury-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5NT
Received 10 Jul 2017Cefn-Y-Felin Pentrefelin Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8TT
Received 22 May 2017The Cobbles 3A Bank Square Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BB
Received 24 May 2017Bronllys Hospital Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LD
Received 3 Jul 2017Upper Brechfa Farm Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0NG
Received 10 Jan 2017Hay Road Garage Hay Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BP
Received 6 Jun 2017Land Opposite Nant-Y-Felin Three Cocks Glasbury Powys LD3 0SJ
Received 10 Oct 2017Bronllys Service Station Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LG
Received 8 Feb 2018Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0UR
Received 22 Jun 2017Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0UR
Received 26 Jun 2017Plaswye Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0YA
Received 30 Aug 2017Automatic Telephone Exchange Castle Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BN
Received 8 Mar 2018St Cynog s Church Station Road Boughrood Brecon Powys LD3 0YG
Received 21 May 2018Hillis Farm Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RH
Received 6 Jul 2017Land Off A479 At Bronllys/Talgarth Roundabout Powys LD3 0HN
Received 23 Mar 2017Tydu Gwenddwr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HQ
Received 24 Jan 2018Bronllys Powys LD3 0HL
Received 23 Nov 2017Land At Mill Caravan Park Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SL
Received 26 Oct 2017Ynys-Y-Bont Aberbran Brecon Powys LD3 9NL
Received 16 Feb 2017Royal Welsh Showground Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SY
Received 6 Apr 2018Llyr Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EA
Received 19 Jan 2017Gofog 5 Penmaes Barns Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RE
Received 2 Mar 2017Records 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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