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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.
5,122 approved · 359 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Westfields Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0HG
Received Not publishedLondon Cottage Maendu Street Brecon Powys LD3 9HE
Received Not publishedLondon Cottage Maendu Street Brecon Powys LD3 9HE
Received Not published17 Newport Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5BJ
Received Not publishedBaptist Chapel Bell Bank Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AH
Received Not published11 The Halfpennys Gilwern NP7 0EA
Received Not publishedBelmont 3 James Street Llangynidr Powys NP8 1NN
Received Not publishedPantybeiliau Lodge Church Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EW
Received Not publishedLand At A4042 Mamhilad Pontypool Monmouthshire
Received Not publishedNant Ddu Lodge Hotel Cwmtaf Merthyr Tudful Powys CF48 2HY
Received Not publishedArosfa 21 High Trees Road Gilwern Sir Fynwy NP7 0AH
Received Not publishedCastell Pryddyd, Hendre Cwrt Cefn Goleu Ninfa Llanellen NP7 9LE
Received Not publishedSharuhen Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1ET
Received Not publishedTregoed Llangenny Lane Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HD
Received Not published26 Newton Green Llan-faes Brecon Powys LD3 8DF
Received Not published9 Eluneds Drive Brecon LD3 7FB
Received Not publishedCoed-yr-ynys Coed-Yr-Ynys Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NA
Received Not publishedCoed-yr-ynys Coed-Yr-Ynys Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NA
Received Not publishedNeuadd Llangorse Brecon Powys LD3 7TS
Received Not publishedFfynnonau Cerrigcochion Road Brecon LD3 9SP
Received Not publishedThe Vicarage Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedLand North Of Camden Crescent Brecon Powys LD3 7BY
Received Not publishedWoodland Immediately To The North Of Unclassified Road Myddfai Llandovery Carmarthenshire SA20 0QB
Received Not publishedSunnyview Sunny View Lane Llwyn Du Abergavenny NP7 7HY
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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