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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13,853 approved · 1,407 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pant Glas Beulah Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4YD
Received 20 Apr 2021Ty-Isaf Barn Llangynog Builth Wells LD2 3LA
Received 9 Sept 20203 Brynteg Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HB
Received 2 Sept 2020Gino s Pizzeria Park Crescent Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6AB
Received 13 Jan 2021Pantpurlais Llandrindod Wells LD1 5PD
Received 4 Feb 2021Glannant Newbridge-on-wye Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 6LH
Received 17 Dec 2020Pant Moelfre St Harmon Rhayader Powys LD6 5LY
Received 15 Oct 2020Lle Tawel Garthbrengy Brecon LD3 9TW
Received 29 Oct 2020Llwyn Gwyn Garth Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4BD
Received 5 Oct 2020Ty r Ysgol Beulah Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD5 4UD
Received 2 Dec 20203 Ashfield Garth Llanwrtyd Wells Powys LD4 4AH
Received 16 Sept 2020Arosfa Spa Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5ER
Received 10 Feb 2021Cae Bedw Garth Llangammarch Wells Powys LD4 4AT
Received 29 Jul 2021Site Adjacent To Cae Eithin Cefnllys Lane Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5LE
Received 4 Jan 2021Wernfigan Uchaf Trallong Brecon LD3 8HW
Received 12 Nov 2020Coed Mawr Wood Unmarked Track Off A483 Builth Wells LD2 3TG
Received 4 Feb 2021The Venue Spa Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5ER
Received 18 Dec 2020Llwynmerched Aberbran Brecon Powys LD3 9LS
Received 15 Jan 2021Penstar Farm Llanfihangel-Nant-Bran Brecon LD3 9NB
Received 15 Jan 2021The Cobbles 3A Bank Square Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BB
Received 21 Jul 20213 Awelon Trallong Brecon Powys LD3 8HR
Received 13 Jul 2021The Venue Spa Road Llandrindod Powys LD1 5ER
Received 16 Dec 2020Penybont Cottage Lower Chapel Brecon Powys LD3 9RE
Received 27 Nov 202034 Daffodil Wood Builth Wells LD2 3LE
Received 27 Oct 2020Records 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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