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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.
5,033 approved · 354 refused · 395 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cefn Cemetery High Street Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2PL
Received Not publishedCefn Cemetery High Street Cefn Coed Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2PL
Received Not publishedArea Of Common Surrounding National Grid Tower 4YU191, South Of Waunllapria And Accessed Via The Bridleway Leading From Rhiwr Road, North East Of The Tower.
Received Not publishedHighfield Cwm Crawnon Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LS
Received Not publishedStorey Arms Libanus Brecon LD3 8NL
Received Not publishedTrevanion Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HZ
Received Not publishedMancerddwen Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8PR
Received Not publishedLand Adj Forge Cottage Talybont On Usk Brecon Powys LD3 7YJ
Received Not publishedThe Rock Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HX
Received Not publishedTy Gwynllyw 49 Watton Brecon LD3 7EG
Received Not publishedLittle Oak Farm Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0HF
Received Not publishedDCWW Llwyn On Water Treatment Works Llwyn Onn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HS
Received Not published6 Market Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AF
Received Not publishedCoach House Penycae Swansea Powys SA9 1GJ
Received Not published4 Albert Terrace Heol Y Dwr Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AS
Received Not publishedWelsh Brigade Depot Mod Training Establishment Deans Drive Cwrt Y Gollen Crickhowell Powys NP8 1TH
Received Not publishedOakview Pencelli Brecon Powys LD3 7LX
Received Not publishedDuffryn Barns Hay-on-Wye Powys HR3 5RQ
Received Not publishedGreenways Llangenny Lane Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AN
Received Not publishedLower Wenalt Llandetty Brecon Powys LD3 7YR
Received Not published53-54 High Street Inferior Brecon Powys LD3 7AP
Received Not publishedLynwood Park Y Brain Lane Goytre NP4 8SJ
Received Not published2 Aberenig Terrace Bell Street Talgarth LD3 0BU
Received Not published13 Hooper Close Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EZ
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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