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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adjoing Gardners Barn Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford Powys HR3 5PU
Received 5 Jun 2018Little Nant Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RP
Received 5 Jun 20185 Goylands Close Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RB
Received 1 Jun 2017Land At Glandwr Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RR
Received 11 Sept 20176 Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0HU
Received 14 Sept 2017Stanage Park Stanage Knighton Powys LD7 1LT
Received 25 Jun 20188 Cae Llewellyn Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3FA
Received 1 Nov 2017Ty Ceotir Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LU
Received 20 Oct 2017Oaklands Pont-Y-Wal Lane Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LT
Received 7 Dec 2017Llwynbongam Cefnllys Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PD
Received 24 Oct 2017Llwyn Carw Llywel Brecon Powys LD3 8RH
Received 19 Oct 2017Chapel House Builth Wells Powys LD2 3YR
Received 3 Jan 2018Fanfawr Pontfaen Brecon Powys LD3 9RT
Received 18 Dec 2017Fron Heulog Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UA
Received 9 Nov 2017Brynview Pontfaen Brecon Powys LD3 9RR
Received 18 Sept 2017Stonyridge Lower Chapel Brecon Powys LD3 9RE
Received 7 Sept 2017Land NW Of Archdeacon Griffiths School Llyswen Brecon Powys LD3 0YB
Received 29 Jun 20171 Glanwye View Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UF
Received 22 Aug 2017West End Stores Garth Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3AR
Received 23 Aug 2017Clive Price Transport Llanigon Hereford Powys HR3 5PN
Received 11 Aug 2017Maescoed Farm Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0ND
Received 19 May 2017Battle House Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RW
Received 17 Jan 2018Ty Isha Llanddew Brecon Powys LD3 9ST
Received 14 Nov 2017Battle House Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RW
Received 17 Jan 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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