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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Archdeacon Griffiths Primary School Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0YB
Received 28 Nov 2017Rosedale Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0SA
Received 26 Sept 2017Land At Mill Caravan Park Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SL
Received 9 May 2018Land At Llanigon Llanigon Powys HR3 5PP
Received 26 Dec 20177A Smithey Cottage & 7 Stable Cottage West Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3AH
Received 5 Apr 2018The Coach House Norton Manor Park Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EG
Received 25 Sept 2018The Coach House Norton Manor Park Norton Presteigne LD8 2EG
Received 7 Sept 2018Chapel House Builth Wells Powys LD2 3YR
Received 23 Aug 2017Plot 1 Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PR
Received 24 Oct 2017Bryn Nicholas Gwystre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RW
Received 2 May 2017Glangwnin Soar Brecon Powys LD3 9LT
Received 8 Jan 2018Unit 28 Ddole Industrial Estate Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6DF
Received 12 Mar 201854 Pendre Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DA
Received 6 Mar 20182 Cae Ceffyll Tai Cae Mawr Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4RJ
Received 19 Mar 20183 Daffodil Wood Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LE
Received 3 Apr 2018The Toot Garth Lane Knighton Powys LD7 1HH
Received 29 May 2018Dan Y Mynydd Ffordd Las Llanigon Powys HR3 5QF
Received 16 Nov 201723 Troed Y Bryn Builth Wells Powys LD2 3FE
Received 16 Nov 2017Four Winds Newbridge-On-Wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6LG
Received 23 May 20172 The Burlands Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye Powys HR3 5PW
Received 16 Oct 2017Siloam Shalom Aberyscir Brecon Powys LD3 9NW
Received 22 Jun 2017Tor Y Ffynnon Aberbran Brecon Powys LD3 9LS
Received 20 Mar 2018Nonsuch Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 17 Jul 2017Stones Lane Old Radnor Presteigne Powys
Received 16 May 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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