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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13,860 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
25 Heol Tredeg Upper CWMTWRCH Swansea SA9 2XD
Received 10 Oct 201732 Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais Swansea Powys SA9 1LQ
Received 24 Oct 201716 Woodlands Business Park Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1JW
Received 28 Dec 2017Land At 5 Bryngroes Cottages Gurnos Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1LE
Received 28 Dec 2017Gurnos County School School Road Lower CWMTWRCH Swansea Powys SA9 1EQ
Received 24 Jul 2017Bryncrach Caravan Site Hundred House Llandrindod Wells LD1 5RY
Received 19 Jan 2023Land East Of Groes-lwyd (West Of Rhoslan) Groesllwyd Guilsfield Powys
Received 1 Mar 2023Womaston Lodge Walton Presteigne LD8 2PU
Received 30 May 2023Bwlchytrawspen Llanfaredd Builth Wells LD2 3TE
Received 11 Apr 2023Land At Trederwen View - Phase 1 - Cae Heulog Ardleen SY22 6PY
Received 1 Nov 2023LAND ADJOINING Brooklands ( Y DERI) Llanthomas Lane Llanigon Hereford HR3 5PU
Received 2 Oct 2023The Angel 11-12 Berriew Street Welshpool SY21 7SQ
Received 25 Aug 2023Yscirfawr Merthyr Cynog Brecon Powys
Received 28 Mar 2023Bron Felyn Llandinam Powys SY17 5BY
Received 12 Feb 2026Upper House Painscastle Builth Wells LD2 3JL
Received 7 Apr 2022Plot 12 Dol Pistyll Llanfihangel Talyllyn Brecon LD3 7TJ
Received 9 Feb 2022Woodland Park Shooting Ground Talachddu Brecon LD3 9TH
Received 28 Dec 2022Foel Fach Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6TS
Received 26 Feb 2026Upper Esgair Dolfor Newtown Powys LD1 6YB
Received 20 Nov 2025Barnfield Old Churchstoke Montgomery Powys SY15 6DH
Received 22 Jan 2026Pencerrig Hotel Llanelwedd Builth Wells LD2 3TF
Received 18 Nov 2025Western Way Broadaxe Business Park Presteigne LD8 2UH
Received 2 Oct 2024O r Newydd 3 Cae Brynderwen Abermule Montgomery Powys SY15 6JP
Received 5 Mar 2025Maesllyn 19 North Road Builth Wells Powys LD2 3BU
Received 10 Oct 2024Records 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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