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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Clyd Llanfihangel-Nant-Bran Brecon Powys LD3 9NA
Received 29 Mar 2021Gwarllan Llanfihangel-Nant-Bran Brecon LD3 9NA
Received 12 Apr 2021Gwarceiros Cottage Llangammarch Wells LD4 4EN
Received 4 May 2021Gwarcae Brecon Powys LD3 9TF
Received 8 Jul 2021Brynheulog Llanafanfawr Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LR
Received 3 Feb 2021Ty Garth Water Lane Rhayader LD6 5AH
Received 6 Oct 2020Arosfa Spa Road Llandrindod Powys LD1 5ER
Received 17 Sept 2020Bank House 56 Market Street Builth Wells Powys LD2 3EF
Received 24 May 202110 The Strand Builth Wells LD2 3BG
Received 15 Apr 2021Ty r Pentre Bach Battle Brecon Powys LD3 9RN
Received 29 Jul 2021The Pines Llandegley Llandrindod Wells LD1 5UD
Received 10 Jul 2020The Drawing Room Builth Road Builth Wells LD2 3RT
Received 11 Feb 2021Belmont Cilmery Builth Wells LD2 3NY
Received 22 Dec 2020Ty Garth Water Lane Rhayader Powys LD6 5AH
Received 6 Oct 2020Antenna At Land At Irfon Forest Abergwesyn Llanwrtyd Wells Powys
Received 9 Mar 2021Arlington Park Lane Llandrindod Wells LD1 5NN
Received 23 Apr 2021Cae Eithin Plot 3 Cefnllys Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LE
Received 8 Dec 2020Cefn Derw Uchaf Trallong Brecon Powys LD3 8HP
Received 2 Dec 2020Cringoed Issa Blaen-y-cwm Llanwrthwl Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NU
Received 16 Sept 2020Telecommunications Mast - Airwave Tower Sennybridge Training Area Llanfihangel-nant-bran Brecon Powys LD3 8UD
Received 29 Oct 202025 Hereford Street Presteigne Powys LD8 2AT
Received 15 Jul 2020Gernant Sarnau Brecon LD3 9PR
Received 12 Jul 2021Unit 33 Ddole Industrial Estate Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6DF
Received 23 Apr 2021Unit 5 Irfon Industrial Estate Garth Road Llanfair-ym-muallt Powys LD2 3NL
Received 16 Apr 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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