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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 · 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.
4,974 approved · 351 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
53-54 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AP
Received Not publishedBrecon Museum Captains Walk Brecon Powys LD3 7AU
Received Not published3 The Halfpennys Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EA
Received Not publishedAelybryn Tregraig Road Bwlch Brecon LD3 7SJ
Received Not publishedLaswern Fach Hillside Llangattock Powys NP8 1LG
Received Not publishedYsgubornewydd Farm Ffrwdgrech Road Brecon Powys LD3 8LE
Received Not publishedOpen Farm Land Adjacent To Unmetalled Road Near Brynhyfryd Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8ST
Received Not publishedLand Opp Hendre The Bank Talgarth Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0BN
Received Not published3 Buckingham Place Brecon Powys LD3 7DL
Received Not publishedCynrig Hatchery Llanfrynach Brecon LD3 7AX
Received Not publishedBrecon Museum Captains Walk Brecon Powys LD3 7AU
Received Not publishedMain Road Brynmawr NP23 4GU
Received Not publishedCoed Howell Cray Brecon Powys LD3 8TL
Received Not publishedAgricultural Field Surrounding Tower 4YU195 Accessed Via Unnamed Lane, Approximately 2km East Of Miners Row. Llanelly Hill
Received Not publishedLlwynbedw Farm Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1LX
Received Not publishedSoar Chapel Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 0UJ
Received Not publishedPenwyrlod FForest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LY
Received Not publishedThe Manse Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HJ
Received Not publishedGlanafon Cray Brecon LD3 8PU
Received Not publishedTyr Ywen Farm Tyr-Wen Road Llanwenarth NP7 7EY
Received Not published12 Oxford Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AJ
Received Not publishedDerwen-Las Llangattock Powys NP8 1LF
Received Not publishedTy Mwyraweu Maesygwartha Road Maesygwartha Monmouthshire NP7 0ES
Received Not publishedGarwnant Coed Taff Forest Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HU
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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