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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.
5,020 approved · 353 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Llwynneuadd Cray Brecon LD3 8YT
Received Not publishedPencaedraen Farm, Dinas Terrace To Coed Wernhir, Rhigos, Hirwaun, Aberdare, SA11 5NF
Received Not publishedThe Rhyd Canal Road Brecon LD3 7HL
Received Not publishedTy Gwellt Cilfaenor Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RS
Received Not publishedW Kingsbury (Brecon) Ltd St Michaels Yard St Michael Street Brecon LD3 9AB
Received Not publishedHafod Farm Tredegar Blaenau Gwent NP23 4BU
Received Not published2 Camden Crescent Brecon Powys LD3 7BY
Received Not publishedLand With Tower 4YU199 Main Road Blackrock Clydach Monmouthshire NP7 0LW
Received Not published2 Camden Crescent Brecon LD3 7BY
Received Not publishedCynghordy Pen-north Brecon Powys LD3 7EX
Received Not publishedCounty House 100 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedCounty House 100 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedSunnycroft 14 Main Road Gilwern NP7 0AP
Received Not published1 Derwen Fawr Crickhowell NP8 1DQ
Received Not publishedKite Cottage Tylegarw Farm Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8SP
Received Not publishedFormer Toilet Block Site Land West Of 3 Church Road Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9PY
Received Not publishedTy Gelli Groes Ffairfach Llandeilo Carmarthenshire SA19 6RE
Received Not publishedAnnex Beilibrith Trallong Brecon Powys LD3 8HF
Received Not publishedThe Gables Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8EN
Received Not publishedPenrhiw Farmhouse Rhiwr Road Waunllapria Llanelly Hill Monmouthshire NP7 0PN
Received Not publishedAgricultural field containing National Grid Tower 4YU184, west of National Cycle Route 46.
Received Not publishedAgricultural field containing National Grid Tower 4YU194, accessed via unnamed lane south of Miners Road.
Received Not published20 New Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AY
Received Not publishedAgricultural field containing National Grid Tower 4YU187, south of the village of Clydach and accessed via Rhiwr Road.
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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