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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.
13,852 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2015 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cefnllyn Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EW
Received 1 Nov 2017Former Workshop Builth Road Cwmbach Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RT
Received 27 Nov 2017Penbont House Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HS
Received 28 Nov 2017Graig Goch Fach Newbridge-On-Wye Builth Wells Powys LD2 3RU
Received 22 Sept 2017Cwmgwineuddu Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3PE
Received 19 Sept 2017Cefn Beidog Glyn-Brochan Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PN
Received 20 Sept 2017Gwern Tyddyn Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6QB
Received 18 Aug 2017Mayfield Gravel Road Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RG
Received 18 Jul 2017Midland Bank East Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5DU
Received 11 Sept 2017Penally Guidfa Meadows Crossgates Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6RY
Received 7 Feb 2018Nant Yr HWCH Forest Abergwesyn Llanwrtyd Wells Powys
Received 30 May 2017Glanrhyd Ponterwyd Llanidloes Aberystwyth Powys SY18 6SY
Received 4 Sept 2017Glanrhyd Ponterwyd Llanidloes Aberystwyth Powys SY18 6SY
Received 4 Sept 2017Wern Buildings Nantmel Rhayader Powys LD6 5PE
Received 4 Jul 2017Cae Waen Llangurig Llanidloes Powys SY18 6SL
Received 12 Jul 2017Cefn Beidog Glyn-Brochan Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PN
Received 21 Aug 2017Llanfadog Uchaf Elan Valley Rhayder Powys LD6 5HN
Received 9 Jan 2018Bailey Brith Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RH
Received 1 Sept 2017Llanfadog Uchaf Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HN
Received 1 Dec 2017Lower Gaufron Farm Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 11 Sept 2017Glanrhyd Llanidloes Aberystwyth Powys SY18 6SY
Received 4 Sept 2017Land At Vron Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RE
Received 1 Dec 2017Plot 3 Adjacent To Troedybryn Abercegir Machynlleth Powys SY20 8NR
Received 4 Oct 2017School House Llanwrthwl Powys LD1 6NU
Received 24 Nov 2017Records 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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