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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Pales Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UH
Received 5 Aug 2019The Pales Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UH
Received 5 Aug 2019Land At The Pales Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UH
Received 4 Aug 2019Land At Ysgol Uwchradd Gwernyfed Three Cocks Brecon LD3 0SG
Received 17 Jul 2017Morben Isaf Derwen-las Machynlleth Powys SY20 8SR
Received 6 Oct 20154 Ddole Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PF
Received 13 Jun 2019Clyro Hill Farm Clyro Hereford HR3 6JU
Received 25 Apr 2019Faircroft Aberedw Builth Wells LD2 3UL
Received 14 Dec 2018Dolbedwyn Newchurch Kington Powys HR5 3QQ
Received 9 May 2018Caryleen Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells LD2 3SX
Received 23 Oct 20181 Glanwye View Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UF
Received 15 May 2017Brynview Pontfaen Brecon Powys LD3 9RR
Received 18 Apr 2017Upper House Farm Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2SF
Received 30 Aug 2018Land Adjoining The Manse Tanhouse Dolau Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5TW
Received 15 Oct 2019The Old Vicarage Merthyr Cynog Brecon Powys LD3 9SD
Received 21 Aug 2017Warren Villa Garage Wherby Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2DP
Received 7 Oct 2019Penybont Cattle Market Old Market Meadows Penybont Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UA
Received 23 Aug 2019Shepherd s Cottage New Radnor Presteigne Powys LD8 2RA
Received 14 May 201914 Pontfaen Knighton LD7 1HS
Received 3 May 2019Land East Of Ithon Road Ithon Road Llandrindod Powys LD1 6AS
Received 12 Jun 2019Cwm Cyn Felin Clyro Hereford HR3 5SE
Received 17 Dec 2018Wesley Hall West Street Knighton Powys LD7 1EN
Received 14 Nov 2018The Mill Rhosgoch Builth Wells LD2 3JY
Received 11 Dec 2018Wychwood Cottage Cannons Lane Presteigne Powys LD8 2HE
Received 6 Dec 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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