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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.
4,985 approved · 352 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coed Y Bryn Bwlch Brecon LD3 7HJ
Received Not published2 Ffawydden Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny Powys NP7 7LY
Received Not publishedGreat Porthamel Talgarth LD3 0DL
Received Not publishedGreat Porthamel Talgarth LD3 0DL
Received Not publishedTower Colliery Railhead Rhigos Mountain Road Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 9UF
Received Not publishedLower House Farm Hay On Wye Powys HR3 5RL
Received Not publishedUnit 12A Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate Brecon Powys LD3 8LA
Received Not publishedThe Old Vicarage Penpont Brecon LD3 8PB
Received Not publishedThe Old Vicarage Penpont Brecon LD3 8PB
Received Not publishedPenwern Penpont Brecon LD3 8PB
Received Not published32 Cradoc Road Brecon LD3 9LH
Received Not publishedPen Coed Barn Partrishow
Received Not publishedCwrt-Y-Carw Porthmawr New Road Crickhowell NP8 1AY
Received Not publishedCwrt-Y-Carw Porthmawr New Road Crickhowell NP8 1AY
Received Not publishedGelliwiglan Gwynfe Llangadog SA19 9RN
Received Not publishedPenmaen Maes Mawr Lane Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7JF
Received Not publishedLlety Rhys Farm Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 0RX
Received Not publishedThe Gables Llanvihangel Crucorney Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 8EN
Received Not publishedCanol Fryn Talgarth LD3 0EU
Received Not publishedFox Hollow Farm Twyn Allwys Road Govilon NP7 9RT
Received Not publishedTan Lan Coedwaunger Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TW
Received Not publishedTriley Court Old Hereford Road Pantygelli Sir Fynwy NP7 7HR
Received Not publishedTriley Court Old Hereford Road Pantygelli Monmouthshire NP7 7HR
Received Not publishedThe Rock Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HX
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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