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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Pegwyn 4 Penmaes Barns Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RE
Received 2 Mar 2017Llanyre Veterinary Centre Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EA
Received 30 Jan 2017Land South Of Newbridge On Wye Adjacent C1233 (Grid Ref So 02206 55832) Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RT
Received 16 Mar 2017Upper Penwaun Farm Llanddew Brecon Powys LD3 9TA
Received 10 Oct 2017Land Adj To Penybryn Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 12 Jul 2017Land Adj To Penybryn Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 12 Jul 2017Hermon Chapel Tirabad Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4DS
Received 4 Aug 2017Hafod Llanfihangel Talyllyn Brecon Powys LD3 7TG
Received 15 Feb 2017The Stables Llandefalle Felinfach Brecon Powys LD3 0UN
Received 23 Feb 2017Land At Trem Y Mynydd Llechfaen Brecon Powys LD3 7SP
Received 7 Feb 2018Plot Adj Penycoedcae Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PR
Received 20 Mar 2018Birchfield Farm Nant Glas Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PD
Received 21 Mar 2017Tycelyn Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0UN
Received 28 Nov 2017Bridge House Erwood Builth Wells Powys LD2 3YT
Received 10 Nov 2017The Sidings Land Adj Station Station Road Garth Powys LD4 4AJ
Received 3 Nov 20173 Broad Street Knighton LD7 1BL
Received 17 Jul 2018Land At Rowbatch Rowbatch Farm Stanner Kington Powys HR5 3NW
Received 3 Sept 2018Maesllwch Home Farm Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NL
Received 4 May 2018Cwmpistyll Pontfaen Merthyr Cynog Brecon LD3 9SA
Received 27 Jul 2016Site Adjacent To Cae Eithin Cefnllys Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LE
Received 7 Nov 2016Powys County Hall Spa Road East Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LG
Received 13 Oct 2016Plots 3 & 4 The Laurels Waterloo Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6BL
Received 17 Aug 2016Lower Trawscoed Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6HR
Received 6 Mar 2017Plot At 1 Nant-Yr-Arian Cottages Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HG
Received 20 Feb 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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