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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.
5,082 approved · 358 refused · 401 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Berllan Ffawyddog Crickhowell Powys NP8 1PY
Received Not publishedSt Davids House Rectory Road Crickhowell NP8 1DW
Received Not publishedSt Davids House Rectory Road Crickhowell NP8 1DW
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farmhouse Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farmhouse Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedTy Coed Afalau Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HL
Received Not published1 Castle Wall Back Fold Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EQ
Received Not published1 Castle Wall Back Fold Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EQ
Received Not publishedRock Cottage Darenfelen Llanelly Hill Monmouthshire NP7 0NR
Received Not published1 Bryn Celyn Way Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LY
Received Not published9 Fairhome Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0BA
Received Not publishedBirchgrove Senni Brecon LD3 8SU
Received Not publishedClos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NZ
Received Not publishedClos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NZ
Received Not publishedClos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys
Received Not publishedParcel Of Land At Llanwenarth Citra Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 7EP
Received Not publishedThe Avenue Brecon Powys LD3 9BN
Received Not publishedThe White Swan Inn Llanfrynach Brecon LD3 7BZ
Received Not published73 Pontwilym Brecon Powys LD3 9BS
Received Not publishedPant-Y-Rhiw Llangattock Hillside Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LG
Received Not publishedBlaen-Llia Nr. Ystradfellte
Received Not publishedYnysowen Bungalow Croes Bychan Road Llwydcoed Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 0EJ
Received Not publishedPantygelli Mission Hall Old Hereford Road Pantygelli NP7 7HR
Received Not publishedLand At Swn-Y-Nant Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UN
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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