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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.
5,411 approved · 379 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Romans Bronllys Road Talgarth LD3 0HH
Received Not publishedCastell Dinas Talgarth LD3 0EN
Received Not publishedLand At Cwmfalldau Fields Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedGrawen Farm Cwm Taf Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HS
Received Not publishedGrawen Farm Cwm Taf Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HS
Received Not publishedGwalia Crai Brecon Powys LD3 8YP
Received Not publishedIce House, Shop And Premises 8 Brook Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5BQ
Received Not published3 High Willows School Lane Govilon NP7 9RH
Received Not publishedLand At Swn-Y-Nant Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UN
Received Not published10 Belle Vue Gardens Brecon LD3 7PA
Received Not published2 Pencwarcoch Penycae Swansea Powys SA9 1FE
Received Not publishedBrynmawr Foundation School Intermediate Road Brynmawr NP23 4XT
Received Not publishedGreat House Farm, The Granary Great House Lane Triley Llantilio Pertholey NP7 6PB
Received Not publishedLand Near Tregunter Farm Talgarth
Received Not published16 Newgate Street Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8DN
Received Not publishedThe Malt House Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7JD
Received Not publishedBarn At Graig Lwyd Graig Lwyd Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SY
Received Not publishedNational Park Visitor Centre Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8ER
Received Not publishedFormer County Primary School Clydach Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 9HT
Received Not published8 Ship Street Brecon LD3 9AF
Received Not publishedLlais Y Afon Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HA
Received Not published8 Ship Street Brecon LD3 9AF
Received Not published1 And 2 Ty Clydd Darenfelen Llanelly Hill NP7 0NR
Received Not published3 Ty Clydd Darenfelen Llanelly Hill NP7 0NR
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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