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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.
5,275 approved · 368 refused · 420 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Croesfach Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SU
Received Not publishedThe Boat House Church Lane Llanfoist NP7 9NG
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon Primary School Govilon Abergavenny NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedGreat Oak Farm Glangrwyney Crickhowell Powys NP8 1EW
Received Not publishedHay Castle Oxford Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DG
Received Not publishedRhigos Mountain And Former Tower Colliery
Received Not publishedBrynhyfryd Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7YP
Received Not publishedDowney Big Barn Cymyoy Mons NP7 7NT
Received Not publishedBeech House Scethrog Brecon Powys LD3 7EQ
Received Not published4 Lon-Y-Coed Brecon LD3 7NA
Received Not publishedHenberllan Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SR
Received Not published24 Pencommin Estate Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LT
Received Not publishedPen Y Cae Common Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0DR
Received Not publishedTy Brych Llanddeusant Llangadog SA19 9TN
Received Not publishedThe site is the earthen dam of the Lower Neuadd Reservoir in the Taf Fechan valley (Brecon Beacons National Park). It is located at the southern end of the reservoir.
Received Not publishedDunedin Elms Road Govilon NP7 9PH
Received Not published14 Min Yr Awel Pontneddfechan Nr Neath Powys SA11 5ND
Received Not published7 Forest Hill Gilwern NP7 0DY
Received Not publishedGwydre Penrhiw Road Llanddeusant Llangadog Carms SA19 9YS
Received Not publishedParcel Of Land To North Of Ty Ar Y Bryn Farm Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taf
Received Not publishedTy Cerrig Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LN
Received Not publishedGarwnant Visitors' Centre Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HP
Received Not published75 Beacons Park Brecon LD3 9BR
Received Not publishedDros Yr Afon 5 St Michael Street Brecon Powys LD3 9AB
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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