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.
5,132 approved · 360 refused · 404 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Site Adjoining Old Smithy Myddfai Llandovery Carmarthenshire SA20 0PQ
Received Not publishedForest Cottage Defynnog Brecon Powys LD3 8YH
Received Not publishedLlygadwy Farm Bwlch Powys LD3 7NJ
Received Not publishedYsgubor Heulog Church Road Clydach NP7 0HF
Received Not published6 Market Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AF
Received Not published20 Maesyberllan Trecastle Brecon LD3 8UL
Received Not publishedCoed Fan Fach Heol Beili-Glas
Received Not publishedCompton House High Town Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys
Received Not publishedMynydd Du Forest Track NP7 7LY
Received Not publishedWelsh Government Woodland managed by Natural Resources Wales. Forest block is located close to the village of Llangadog.
Received Not publishedWelsh Government Woodland Estate Managed By Natural Resources Wales. Penarthur Llangadog
Received Not publishedLand Off Cerrigcochion Road Brecon Powys LD3 9SR
Received Not publishedNorcott Common Road Gilwern NP7 0DR
Received Not published50 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AP
Received Not published50 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AP
Received Not publishedThe Muse The Old Museum Glamorgan St Brecon Powys LD3 7DW
Received Not publishedLlanfihangel Crucorney To Brynarw Llanvihangel Crucorney NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedGlanrhyd Gwynfe Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9RB
Received Not publishedLaswern Fach Hillside Llangattock Powys NP8 1LG
Received Not published99 Beacons Park Brecon LD3 9BR
Received Not publishedTylegarw Defynnog Brecon LD3 8SP
Received Not publishedGilestone Farm Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7JE
Received Not publishedTy Mawr Farm Ty Mawr Road Gilwern Sir Fynwy NP7 0EB
Received Not publishedNantygwreiddyn Pengenffordd Brecon Powys LD3 0ER
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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