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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.
5,244 approved · 364 refused · 419 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Beiliau Gleision Brecon Powys LD3 8UY
Received Not publishedHanson Aggregates Penderyn Quarry Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 0TX
Received Not publishedUpper Gaer Cwmdu Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SB
Received Not publishedPenyradwy House West Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil Ua CF48 2TU
Received Not publishedTor Y Foel Farm Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 9JS
Received Not published14 Castle Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5DF
Received Not publishedPenhenallt Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5RH
Received Not publishedLlangorse Multi Activity Centre The Gilfach Llangorse Brecon Powys LD3 7UH
Received Not publishedTredegar House The Pavement Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5BU
Received Not publishedTy Fabshon Cwm Lane Govilon NP7 9RY
Received Not publishedLand Off Cerrigcochion Road Brecon Powys LD3 9SR
Received Not publishedLand North Of St Teilo's Church Llantilio Pertholey Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 6NU
Received Not publishedLand To South Of The A465 And North Of The B4246, Govilon Abergavenny
Received Not published21 Penpentre Talybont-on-usk Brecon Powys LD3 7YQ
Received Not publishedTroed Y Rhiw Gou Cwmyoy Abergavenny NP7 7NH
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon School The Avenue Govilon Abergavenny NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon School The Avenue Govilon Abergavenny NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedBarberry House Crickhowell Road Gilwern NP7 0DF
Received Not publishedStorey Arms Outdoor Education Centre Libanus Brecon LD3 8NL
Received Not published9 Watton Brecon Powys LD3 7ED
Received Not publishedCraig-y-nos Country Park Penycae Abertawe Powys SA9 1GL
Received Not publishedNational Park Visitor Centre Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8ER
Received Not publishedLand Opposite 3 Lower Cross Cottages Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7UQ
Received Not publishedLand North Of Heol Y Ffynnon, Brecon
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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