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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.
13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty r Ysgol Beulah Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4UD
Received 5 Feb 20211 Marlborough House Station Crescent Llandrindod Wells LD1 5BD
Received 3 Mar 2021Dalmore Caravan Park Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RG
Received 8 Jan 2021Pencerrig Home Farm Llanelwedd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TF
Received 19 Mar 2021Land Adj Tynycoed Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TY
Received 19 Dec 20201 Glanirfon Court Station Road Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4AF
Received 13 Oct 2020Land Adjacent Henllys Cwmbach Builth Wells Powys
Received 27 Jan 2021Elsdon Grosvenor Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NA
Received 2 Sept 202035 Maes Mawr Rhayader LD6 5PL
Received 28 Oct 2020Come By Garthbrengy Brecon Powys LD3 9TW
Received 28 May 2021Edw Cottage Aberedw Builth Wells Powys LD2 3UR
Received 3 Sept 2021Tynclyn Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LU
Received 30 Jun 2021Cefn Coed Mawr Bungalow Sarnau Brecon Powys LD3 9PT
Received 21 Jan 20211 Groe Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DW
Received 3 Feb 2021The Laughing Dog Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5PT
Received 23 Jun 2021Llanhailo Hundred House Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RY
Received 5 Jul 2021Garth Y Felin Maesmynys Builth Wells LD2 3HD
Received 14 Jun 2021Hendy Bettws Disserth Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RP
Received 15 Mar 2021County Hall Spa Road East Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LG
Received 8 Mar 2021Oaklands Dark Lane Rhayader LD6 5DA
Received 7 Oct 2020Plot 5, Site Adj Belmont Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3GE
Received 7 Nov 2020Esgair Cloddaid North Devil s Staircase, Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 4TR
Received 26 Feb 2021Land At Lower Gilwern Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NY
Received 15 Mar 2021Rhiw Pentre-bach Brecon Powys LD3 8UB
Received 15 Jul 2021Records 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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