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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13,851 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cwmdauddwr Isaf Llanddew Brecon Powys LD3 9TB
Received 17 Oct 2017Field Near Mill Cottage Pentwyn School Clyro Hereford Powys HR3 5SE
Received 11 Sept 2018Bryndu Farm Llandefalle Brecon Powys LD3 0NF
Received 22 Jun 20172 Park Yr Irfon Builth Wells Powys LD2 3NG
Received 17 Jan 2018Site Adjacent To Cae Eithin Cefnllys Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LE
Received 21 Nov 2017Pentrosfa Leys Pentrosfa Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NL
Received 11 Oct 2017Vale Barn Lower Chapel Brecon Powys LD3 9RE
Received 10 Aug 2017The Drill Hall Smithfield Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3AN
Received 2 Mar 2018Land To Rear Of Greenfields Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0LE
Received 14 Aug 2017Siloam Shalom Aberyscir Brecon Powys LD3 9NW
Received 29 Mar 2018Bryn Uchel Isaf Caravan Park Cwmllinau Machynlleth Powys SY20 9PE
Received 2 Aug 2017Nantyrarian Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HG
Received 6 Dec 2017Twiscob Top Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 7 Jun 2019Development Cwm Henllan Barns Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells LD2 3YQ
Received 3 May 2019Land At Upper Blaenmilo Farm Aberedw Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UP
Received 16 Mar 2018Beacons Edge Bronllys Brecon Powys LD3 0RY
Received 20 Apr 2020Land Adj. To Oak Villas Kerry Road Newtown Powys SY16 1DZ
Received 14 Jul 2017Oak Croft Pentre, Church Stoke Montgomery SY15 6ST
Received 15 May 2018Stanage Park Stanage Knighton Powys LD7 1LT
Received 19 Jan 2018Barn Adjacent To East Glenydd Rhaeadr Gwy Powys LD6 5BH
Received 6 Apr 2018Bridge Stores & Post Office Bridge Stores Clyro Powys HR3 5RZ
Received 27 Oct 2016Bottling Plant And Premises Heartsease Farm Knighton Powys LD7 1LU
Received 20 Sept 2016Scafell Holding Milford Newtown Powys SY16 3HQ
Received 15 Aug 2016Land At Penmaenau Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RD
Received 5 Jun 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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