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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.
13,856 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penoffa Farm Evenjobb Presteigne Powys LD8 2PB
Received 25 Apr 2022Caeronen Farm Felindre Brecon LD3 0SG
Received 28 Mar 2022Land At Cefn Coed Isaf Llanfihangel Llanfyllin SY22 5JF
Received 20 Jan 2023Land Adjoining Church Barn Gladestry Kington Powys
Received 23 Dec 2022Land Adjacent To Sunnybank Llandeilo Graban Builth Wells Powys LD2 3SJ
Received 15 Sept 2020Land Adjacent To St Mary The Virgin Church Trelystan Welshpool SY21 8LA
Received 14 Feb 2020Land Adjoining East Of Gardners Barn Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford Powys HR3 5PU
Received 27 Sept 2020Plots 1 - 10 Maes Maldwyn Llanddew Brecon Powys LD3 9SS
Received 19 Feb 202010 Tanywaun Pen-Rhos Ystradgynlais SA9 1QY
Received 30 Jan 2019Land At Park Lodge Boughrood Brecon Powys
Received 9 Jul 2021Former School Playing Field At James Street Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1EX
Received 29 May 2018Land To The North Of Llwyntudor Rhulan Powys LD2 3YA
Received 11 May 2023Land To The North Of Llyntudor Llandelio Graban Powys LD2 3YA
Received 27 Jul 2022Building To The Rear Of 73 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1HH
Received 15 Jul 20226 Rodney Crescent Crew Green Shrewsbury Powys SY5 9FB
Received 12 Oct 2022Greyhound Hotel 3 Garth Road Builth Wells LD2 3AR
Received 22 Apr 2024Land Off Brecon Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DY
Received 15 Jan 2021Land Off Brecon Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DY
Received 15 Jan 2021258 Brecon Road Penrhos Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QX
Received 9 Apr 201829 Tanyrallt Terrace Abercrave Swansea SA9 1XF
Received 20 Dec 2017Plot Opposite 17 Rhestr Fawr Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1LD
Received 26 Jan 2018Bwthyn Y Llan Berriew Welshpool SY21 8BH
Received 21 Feb 2020Plot To The North Of Afon Twrch Adjacent To 25 Heol Danygraig Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA92TW
Received 31 Jan 2020Unit 9 & 10 Woodlands Business Park Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1JW
Received 22 Aug 2019Records 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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