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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13,852 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bryntirion Lodge Bryntirion Lane Rhayader Powys LD6 5LT
Received 17 May 2017The Slangs Cascob Presteigne Powys LD8 2NT
Received 9 Apr 2018Midland Bank East Street Rhayader Powys LD6 5DU
Received 15 May 2017Braeside Dark Lane Rhayader Powys LD6 5DB
Received 8 May 2017Tyn Y Coed Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3PE
Received 8 Sept 2017Birchfield Farm Nant Glas Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PD
Received 29 Jun 2017Bailey Brith Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RH
Received 12 Oct 2017Llawrllan St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LU
Received 25 Oct 2017Brynhullef Penybont Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6UT
Received 13 Feb 2018Lower Gaufron Farm Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 27 Oct 2017Holly Barn Dolberthog Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5ED
Received 24 Oct 2017Llanview St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LU
Received 21 Aug 2017Penygraig Nantglas Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6PD
Received 6 Jul 2017Development Adjacent B4518 St. Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LU
Received 27 Nov 2017Cae Llwyn Poultry Nantmel Rhayader Powys LD6 5PE
Received 21 Aug 2017Land At Broadaxe Presteigne Powys LD8 2UH
Received 20 Mar 2018Bronfelin Old Hall Llanidloes Powys SY18 6PW
Received 30 Oct 2017Crosfield House Dark Lane Rhayader Powys LD6 5DB
Received 8 Mar 2017Wyeside Caravan Park Rhayader Powys LD6 5LB
Received 26 Jan 2017The Barns Rhos-Y-Meirch Knighton Powys LD7 1PE
Received 15 Nov 2016Hirnant Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HS
Received 11 Aug 2016Land At Dol Y Garreg Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NW
Received 8 Dec 2017Cwmcelyn Nantmel Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6EW
Received 30 Nov 2017Land At Lon Farm Nantmel Rhayader Powys LD6 5PE
Received 10 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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