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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Garden Of 41 Hospital Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HE
Received 29 Dec 2020Laburnum House Middleton Street Llandrindod Wells LD1 5ET
Received 1 Feb 2021Lower Gaufron Farm House Howey Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RG
Received 23 Jun 20216 Elan Village Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HP
Received 9 Dec 202046 Pendre Builth Wells Powys LD2 3DA
Received 2 Feb 2021Play Area Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys
Received 3 Sept 2021Barclays Bank Plc Marlborough House Middleton Street Llandrindod Powys LD1 5DG
Received 5 Jul 2021Land Adjoining Lakeside Avenue Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5NT
Received 16 Apr 2021The Old School Dan-Y-Rhiw Brecon LD3 9SD
Received 14 Sept 202126 Pen-y-bryn Builth Wells Powys LD2 3LF
Received 29 Jun 2021Beckwood Highbury Fields Llanyre Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6NF
Received 29 Oct 2020The Lodge Garthbrengy Brecon Powys LD3 9TW
Received 11 Jun 20211 Gwaryffordd Newbridge-on-wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6LR
Received 31 Mar 20211 Cefn Llewelyn Cilmery Builth Wells Powys LD2 3FL
Received 25 Nov 20202 Crossways Court Howey Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RJ
Received 8 Sept 2020TLP Storage Yard Near Gaufron Rhayader Powys
Received 11 Sept 2020Rose Cottage Church Road Welshpool SY21 7LN
Received 10 Jul 2020Pen Capel Van Llanidloes SY18 6NL
Received 7 Oct 2020Neuadd Sharmon Maesmynis Builth Wells Powys LD2 3HT
Received 15 Dec 2020Cefn Llan Llangammarch Wells LD4 4AA
Received 8 Dec 2020The Lindens Spa Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5EA
Received 28 May 202118 Gorse Farm Llandrindod Wells LD1 5SH
Received 21 Jan 20216 Elan Village Elan Valley Rhayader Powys LD6 5HP
Received 9 Dec 20202 Denham Terrace Wellington Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 5NH
Received 17 May 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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