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.
13,856 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
New House Hope Road Hope Leighton SY21 8JD
Received 13 Mar 2020Cwmclyd Bungalow Ynys Uchaf Swansea SA9 1RL
Received 12 Nov 2019The Barns Hyssington Montgomery Powys SY15 6EG
Received 18 Mar 202018 Alder Avenue Ystradgynlais SA9 1AQ
Received 25 Jun 201974-76 Commercial Street Ystradgynlais SA9 1LA
Received 10 Dec 201838 Tanyrallt Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1XF
Received 23 Aug 2019Land At Offas Dyke Business Park Fisher Road Buttington Welshpool Powys SY21 8JF
Received 18 Feb 202020 Brynawel Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1JT
Received 4 Feb 2020Forden - Cilcewydd Overhead Line Rebuild From Grid Reference 32372 : 305873 To 322440 : 299640
Received 9 Mar 202033 Dol Henrhyd Coelbren Neath Powys SA10 9PG
Received 16 May 2019Land Opposite Number 2 Tan Y Graig Abercrave SA9 1TA
Received 16 Apr 201924 Palleg Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QE
Received 23 Jul 2019The Babyhouse Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Abertawe Powys SA9 1HT
Received 10 Jan 2020Ty Fynnon Garth Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4BD
Received 12 Jul 2024The Four Crosses Inn Four Crosses Llanymynech Powys SY22 6RE
Received 13 Jun 2023Land At Melbourne Glasbury Hereford HR3 5NT
Received 22 Nov 2019Land Adjoining The Fron Middletown Welshpool SY21 8DQ
Received 9 Mar 2020Bryngroes Farm Gurnos Swansea Powys
Received 17 Jan 201923 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Abertawe Powys SA9 1HE
Received 27 Feb 201942 Commercial Street Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1JH
Received 15 Mar 2019Penllanerch Glascwm Llandrindod Wells LD1 5SE
Received 1 Apr 2022Radnor Range Harley Dingle New Radnor LD8 2TN
Received 3 Mar 2022Chapel Cottage Clyro Hereford Powys
Received 19 Aug 2022Lane Farm Rhosgoch Builth Wells Powys LD2 3JY
Received 16 Jul 2020Records 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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