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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13,860 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Loaf Kitchen Bar 8 Station Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1NT
Received 11 Oct 2019Hem Bank Cottage Forden Welshpool SY21 8NU
Received 27 Feb 2020Mardy House 103 Heol Twrch Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2TE
Received 1 Oct 2019New Residential Dwelling Northeats Of Hall - Plots 3 And 4 Heol Sant Cynog Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1BR
Received 15 May 201750 Wind Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1AF
Received 16 Aug 201726 Palleg Road Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QE
Received 3 Oct 2019Tynllyne Ffordd Las Llanigon HR3 5QF
Received 18 Dec 2020Coed Lan 4 Llys Ynyscedwyn Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1EN
Received 14 Oct 201916 Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1JY
Received 9 Feb 2020Land Adj To 22 Heol TWRCH Lower CWMTWRCH Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 2TD
Received 25 Nov 201950 Wind Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1AF
Received 21 Nov 2019Land Adjoining Bear House Crew Green Shrewsbury Powys SY5 9AT
Received 21 Apr 202018 Richmond Park Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1SG
Received 12 Mar 201838 - 40 Tanywaun Penrhos Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1QY
Received 9 Oct 2017The Ticking River Wind Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1AD
Received 11 Jul 201810 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1HE
Received 15 Nov 20173 Oddfellows Street Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1LH
Received 3 Oct 2017Glen View Bungalow Caerbont Abercrave Powys SA9 1SW
Received 18 Dec 201772 Heol Gleien Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea Powys SA9 2TZ
Received 31 Oct 2017Gwys House Gilfach Road Upper CWMTWRCH Swansea Powys SA9 2XD
Received 2 Aug 201710 Isyrhos Caerbont Abercrave Powys SA9 1SS
Received 25 Apr 20174 CWRT Y Gamlas Gurnos Swansea Powys SA9 1EP
Received 11 Aug 201725 Gyrnosfa Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea Powys SA9 1DR
Received 6 Nov 201719 Station Road Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1NX
Received 4 Oct 2017Records 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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