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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.
13,860 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Station Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1NT
Received 3 Apr 201718 Station Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1NT
Received 25 May 201774-76 Commercial Street Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1LA
Received 13 Jun 201741 Bethel Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2PS
Received 29 May 2019Land To The Rear Of Tan Y Waen Tan Y Waen Penrhos Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QY
Received 13 Apr 2017Development Of Nine Dwellings At Land Adjacent To Brynhafod Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Powys LD1 6YA
Received 27 Feb 2020Site At Brynygroes Farm Bryngroes Farm Gurnos Swansea Powys SA9 1LF
Received 22 Feb 2019Land Adj Gallowstree Bank Gungrog Farm Welshpool Powys SY21 7XG
Received 20 Dec 201993 Heol Giedd Cwmgiedd, Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1LS
Received 20 Mar 2017Building At Cefn Llys Isaf Llanerfyl Welshpool SY21 0JQ
Received 5 Jul 2023Sawmills Cottage Kerry Newtown SY16 4LL
Received 14 Mar 2020Sawmills Cottage Kerry Newtown SY16 4LL
Received 14 Mar 2020Land At Three Cocks Brecon Powys LD3 0SD
Received 23 Dec 2019Linden Lea Felindre Brecon LD3 0ST
Received 6 Jan 2020Land North-West Of Little Bank Farm Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6TL
Received 17 Mar 2020Tynypant Farm Caehopkin Abercrave Powys SA9 1UE
Received 4 Apr 201920 Pelican Street Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1LG
Received 1 Feb 2017Land To Rear Of 258 Brecon Road Penrhos Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QX
Received 27 Jan 2017Coedcae Mawr Gorsafle Ystradgylais Swansea Powys SA9 1PN
Received 1 Dec 201662 & 64 Station Road Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1NX
Received 9 Aug 201643 Heol Giedd Cwmgiedd, Ystradgynlais Swansea SA9 1LP
Received 15 Feb 2017Lane House Farm Gladestry Powys HR5 3NT
Received 13 Sept 2016Land Between 283 And 285 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QX
Received 3 Nov 2016Land At Orchards End And Jacks View Norton Presteigne Powys LD8 2EL
Received 28 Nov 2016Records 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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