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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.
5,220 approved · 362 refused · 417 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
9 Maescelyn Brecon LD3 7NL
Received Not publishedThe Old School House Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedClwydwaundwr Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8ST
Received Not publishedSt Maelog, Forge Row Maesgwartha, Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedSt Maelog, Forge Row Forge Row, Maesgwartha Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedCrug Villa Brecon Powys LD3 9LN
Received Not publishedThe Malthouse High Street Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0PD
Received Not publishedTalybont RTW Talybont-On-Usk Brecon Powys LD3 7JD
Received Not published5 Wood Villas Felindre Brecon LD3 0TD
Received Not publishedGrwyne Fawr Reservoir WTW Building Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
Received Not publishedLand To The North Of St. Teilo's Church And South And East Of New House, Llantilio Pertholey Monmouthshire NP7 6NU
Received Not publishedThe Mill Mill Lane Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7YJ
Received Not published12 Dorlangoch Dorlangoch Brecon LD3 7RH
Received Not publishedPlot 1 Clos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NZ
Received Not publishedThe Bull's Head Inn 86 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedThe Bull's Head Inn 86 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedPen-y-caeau Farm Cwmdu Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RT
Received Not published1 Castle Wall Back Fold Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5EQ
Received Not publishedTrevanion Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HZ
Received Not publishedLilac Cottage Heol Bedd-Dyn-Hir Govilon NP7 0HS
Received Not publishedDanybryn Old Road Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7NJ
Received Not publishedFormer Tourist Information Centre Pontneathvaughn Road, Glynneath, Neath SA11 5NR
Received Not publishedFormer Tourist Information Centre Pontneathvaughn Road, Glynneath, Neath SA11 5NR
Received Not publishedWelsh Government Woodland Estate Managed By Natural Resources Wales.
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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