Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,932 approved · 351 refused · 390 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Christ College Bridge Street Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8AF
Received Not publishedChapel Farm Fforest Coalpit Monmouthshire NP7 7LL
Received Not publishedSupermarket And Premises Brecon LD3 7HY
Received Not publishedCastell Dinas Talgarth LD3 0EN
Received Not publishedNeuadd Fach Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LN
Received Not publishedY Bwthyn The Dardy Crickhowell NP8 1PS
Received Not publishedFormer St Johns Church Glan Tarrell Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedMontpelier House 21 Broad Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DB
Received Not publishedPlot 25 Development South Of Llangenny Lane 25 The Green Crickhowell NP8 1AN
Received Not publishedFormer St Johns Church Glan Tarrell Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedFron Farm Myddfai Llandovery SA20 0LX
Received Not publishedGlan Camlas Watton Brecon Powys LD3 7EP
Received Not publishedLand At Deri Farm Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP4 8SD
Received Not publishedOutbuilding Watergate Mill Watergate Brecon LD3 9AN
Received Not publishedOutbuilding Watergate Mill Watergate Brecon LD3 9AN
Received Not publishedPriory Hill House 9 Priory Hill Brecon Powys LD3 9DN
Received Not publishedHendy Gwyn Llangors Brecon Powys LD3 7UB
Received Not publishedLand At Dan Y Coed Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UA
Received Not publishedThe Garth Mill Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NW
Received Not publishedCwm Coed Y Cerrig Farm Cwm Road Cymyoy NP7 7NA
Received Not published53 Orchard Close Gilwern NP7 0EN
Received Not publishedLand Off Cerrigcochion Road Brecon Powys LD3 9SR
Received Not publishedFormer Tourist Information Centre Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath Neath SA11 5NR
Received Not published18 To 20 Main Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0AP
Received Not publishedRecords 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 Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, 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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