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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glasbury CP School Glasbury Hereford Powys HR3 5NU
Received 29 Oct 201825 Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 17 Jan 2019Plot Rear Of Old Pound Water Street New Radnor Presteigne Powys
Received 19 Nov 20188 Broad Street Llanandras Powys LD8 2AA
Received 29 Oct 2018Land West Of Sunnydale Knighton Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2ET
Received 10 Apr 2019Fforddfawr Y Clas-ar-wy Hereford Powys HR3 5PT
Received 27 Nov 2018Sunny View Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5JU
Received 6 Jun 2018Land North West Of Sunnydale Knighton Road Presteigne Powys LD8 2ET
Received 10 Apr 2019Land Adj To Penllan Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3
Received 6 Feb 2018Land Treble Hill Stables Y Clas-ar-wy Hereford Powys HR3 5NT
Received 29 Mar 2018Trawstyr Maesmynis Builth Wells LD2 3HP
Received 17 Oct 2016Coed Irfon Lechfechan Wood Garth Powys
Received 5 Apr 20176 Court Fold Burlingjobb Llanandras Powys LD8 2RL
Received 7 Feb 201912 Broad Street Llanandras Powys LD8 2AB
Received 12 Sept 2019Land At Alltmawr Abernant Erwood Powys
Received 19 Sept 2017Brynderwen Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0HN
Received 19 Mar 2018Land Adj Morgannwg Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NU
Received 6 Dec 2017Elan Valley Aquaduct Land At Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EH
Received 22 Mar 2017Rhoslyn 11 High Street Llandrindod Powys LD1 6AG
Received 29 Sept 2016Development Off Hospital Road Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HE
Received 6 Mar 2017Gelynos/ CWM Lliw Trallong
Received 13 Dec 2017Allt Mawr Isaf Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LX
Received 29 Jun 2017Caerfagu Abattoir Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EF
Received 31 Jan 2018Bryncoch Hundred House Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RT
Received 5 Feb 2018Records 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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