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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.
5,364 approved · 375 refused · 425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pant Y Paerau Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedThe Alders Residential Development Mametz Grove Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0AB
Received Not publishedWellfield Old Road Bwlch Brecon LD3 7RZ
Received Not publishedScethrog House Scethrog Brecon Powys LD3 7EQ
Received Not publishedFormer Chestnuts Home Llangattock Park Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedPantybeiliau Lodge Church Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EW
Received Not publishedThe Nook Propect Row Defynnog Brecon LD3 8SG
Received Not publishedRomans Bronllys Road Talgarth LD3 0HH
Received Not publishedAdj To 12 Tre Honddu Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8DG
Received Not publishedNeuadd View Cwmyoy Road Cymyoy Monmouthshire NP7 7NS
Received Not publishedDevelopment Land North Of Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EL
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon Primary School The Avenue Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon Primary School Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedCrickhowell Resource And Information Centre Beaufort Street Crickhowell NP8 1BN
Received Not publishedThe Bear 2 Bear Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AN
Received Not published40 Newport Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5BG
Received Not publishedTy'r Criga Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7JD
Received Not publishedSiloam Shalom Brecon LD3 9NW
Received Not publishedDinas View Bungalow Rhiwr Road Waunllapria Llanelly Hill Monmouthshire NP7 0PN
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Cerrigcochion Road Brecon Brecon, Powys
Received Not published2 Oakfield Drive Crickhowell NP8 1DU
Received Not publishedPenhenallt Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5RH
Received Not publishedDevelopment At Former Chestnuts Home Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedPlot 16 Development At Former Chestnuts Home Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
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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