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.
5,225 approved · 363 refused · 418 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Chestnuts And Cedars Home Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedOld Post Office Cray Brecon LD3 8YP
Received Not publishedBanc Farm Gwynfe Road Ffairfach Llandeilo SA19 6YU
Received Not publishedLand South East Of Noddfa Crai Brecon Powys LD3 8YP
Received Not publishedFormer Chestnuts Home Llangattock Park Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedFormer Chestnuts And Cedars Home Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedBrecon Museum Captains Walk Brecon Powys LD3 7DS
Received Not publishedYsgubor Newydd Great Oak Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SP
Received Not publishedBlack Cat Row Twyn Wenallt Gilwern NP7 0HP
Received Not publishedTower House High Street Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0BW
Received Not publishedNeuadd View Cwmyoy Road Cymyoy Monmouthshire NP7 7NS
Received Not publishedBarberry House Crickhowell Road Gilwern NP7 0DF
Received Not published9 Cwmbeth Close Crickhowell NP8 1DX
Received Not publishedLand Adj To Cerrigochion Road Brecon
Received Not publishedBrynawel Land Gwynfe Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9RF
Received Not publishedHay Castle Hay On Wye HR3 5DG
Received Not publishedY Gaer Museum Art Gallery And Library Captains Walk Brecon LD3 7DS
Received Not publishedUsk Reservoir Dam Cwmwysg Trecastle Brecon Powys LD3 8YF
Received Not publishedNanteinon Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9UB
Received Not published10 Watergate Brecon LD3 9AN
Received Not published10 Watergate Brecon LD3 9AN
Received Not publishedSpar Store 26 Castle Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DF
Received Not publishedSpar Store 26 Castle Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DF
Received Not published7 Castle Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5DF
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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