Understanding planning · 13 min read
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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Near Lower Gilwern Golf Club Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PA
Received 27 Sept 2016Plot 22 And 23 Troed Yr Bryn Builth Wells Powys LD2 3FE
Received 15 Sept 2016Rock Glen Rock Road Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RR
Received 29 Nov 2016Hermon Chapel Tirabad Langammarch Wells Powys LD4 4DS
Received 6 Sept 2016Land Adj To Penycoedcae Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PR
Received 14 Nov 2016Plot At Rhosllyn Nantmel Rhayader Powys
Received 14 Nov 2016The Grange Nantmel Llandrindod Wells LD1 6EL
Received 2 Feb 2017Touchstone Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RE
Received 7 Dec 2016Touchstone Llanfilo Brecon Powys LD3 0RE
Received 7 Dec 2016Midland Bank Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5ET
Received 21 Dec 2016Midland Bank Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5ET
Received 21 Dec 2016Old Town Hall Temple Street Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5DL
Received 28 Nov 2016Land At Lower Blaenbrynich Llanwern Brecon Powys LD3 0TT
Received 14 Nov 2016New Life Church Temple Street Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HW
Received 11 Oct 2016Bailey Bevan Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6ED
Received 18 Aug 2016Three Horse Shoes Groesfford Brecon Powys LD3 7SN
Received 25 Oct 2016Fedw Pentrefelin Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TU
Received 21 Oct 2016Penlanwen Tirabad Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4DU
Received 25 Nov 2016Little Hill Barn Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NY
Received 20 Sept 2016Ynys-Y-Bont Aberbran Brecon Powys LD3 9NL
Received 14 Nov 2016Cae CRWN Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RW
Received 18 Aug 2016Ynys Y Bont Aberbran Brecon Powys LD3 9NL
Received 30 Aug 2016Land To Rear Of Greenfield Bronllys Brecon Powys
Received 13 Jan 2017Cwmpistyll Merthyr Cynog Brecon Powys LD3 9SA
Received 14 Nov 2016Records 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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