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.
5,100 approved · 359 refused · 402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sardis United Reformed Church Glaisfer Road Llangynidr Powys NP8 1NS
Received Not publishedGlanrhyd Gwynfe Llangadog Sir Gar SA19 9RB
Received Not publishedLand North Of Brecon Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DG
Received Not publishedLand North Of Brecon Road Brecon Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DG
Received Not publishedTy Llys Tretower Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RF
Received Not publishedClos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys
Received Not publishedClos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys
Received Not publishedPorthgwyn Lamb Road Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 9JU
Received Not publishedAquarius Penygarn Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TY
Received Not publishedMaes Yr Afon Dinas Road Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5NH
Received Not publishedWelsh Government Woodland Estate Managed By Natural Resources Wales. Neuadd Car Park Taf Fechan
Received Not publishedLand To Rear Of Dolgaer Houses Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UH
Received Not published3 School Row Victoria Square Llanfrynach Brecon LD3 7AZ
Received Not published7 Mount Street Brecon Powys LD3 7LU
Received Not publishedGlynderi Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7YP
Received Not publishedTyr Beudy Llandyfan Ammanford Carms SA18 2UB
Received Not publishedLower House Farm Hay-on-wye Powys HR3 5RQ
Received Not publishedPentre Pica Barn Old Abergavenny Road Pencroesoped Llanover NP7 9EW
Received Not published5 Wood Villas Felindre Brecon LD3 0TD
Received Not publishedGreen Meadows 6 Orchard Lane Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BU
Received Not published46 Darren View Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DS
Received Not publishedDyffryn Crawnon Llangynidr Powys
Received Not publishedThe Boat House Church Lane Llanfoist NP7 9NG
Received Not publishedThe Boat House Church Lane Llanfoist NP7 9NG
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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