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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13,860 approved · 1,408 refused · 1,430 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Grevodig Llanbister Llandrindod Wells LD1 6TW
Received 2 Dec 2024Development Land At Plas Maldwyn Caersws Powys
Received 15 Jan 2025Brynteg Cefnllys Lane Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LE
Received 7 Oct 2024Land At Porth Farm Moat Lane Caersws Powys SY17 5SE
Received 19 Aug 2024Lower Esgair Bridge Llanbadarn Fynydd Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YB
Received 29 Aug 2024Oaklands Llanddew Brecon LD3 9TD
Received 8 Aug 2024Gorsty Llaithddu Llandrindod Wells LD1 6YS
Received 3 Jun 2024The Rhiw Llanafanfawr Builth Wells LD2 3NA
Received 18 Jun 2024Great Cantal Llanbister Road Llandrindod Wells LD1 6UD
Received 28 Nov 2024Land At Parc Bronhyddon Parc Bronyddon Llansantffraid-ym-mechain Powys SY22 6DZ
Received 14 Aug 2023Beguildy C In W School Beguildy Knighton Powys LD7 1YE
Received 3 Jul 2023Land 0.6 Miles SW Of Nant Goch Pen-Y-Bont Oswestry SY10 9JG
Received 13 Jan 2022Barns 1-4 At Burfa House Evenjobb Presteigne LD8 2SH
Received 23 Feb 2022Barns 1-4 At Burfa House Evenjobb Presteigne LD8 2SH
Received 23 Feb 20222 Bank Houses Tre-Fleming Abercrave Swansea SA9 1UY
Received 4 Apr 20223 Church Close Station Road Boughrood Brecon Powys LD3 0DJ
Received 11 Aug 2022Grove Cottage Gladestry Kington HR5 3NS
Received 31 Aug 202255 Brecon Road Ystradgynlais SA9 1HH
Received 17 May 201920 Gorof Road Lower CWMTWRCH SA9 1EH
Received 17 Jan 201819 Isyrhos Caerbont Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1SS
Received 8 Mar 2017Plot To The North Of Afon Twrch Adjacent To 25 Heol Gleien Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea 25 Heol Gleien Cwm-twrch Isaf Abertawe Powys SA9 2TW
Received 13 Sept 2018Parc Glyncwnwal Glyncynwal Road Upper CWMTWRCH Swansea SA9 2XQ
Received 22 Feb 2018Rhiwlas 8 Llys Tawel Ystradgynlais Powys SA9 1BL
Received 6 Apr 201813 Heol Tredeg Upper Cwmtwrch Swansea Powys SA9 2XD
Received 12 Feb 2019Records 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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