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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.
5,417 approved · 379 refused · 431 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dan Y Comin Farm Felindre Brecon Powys LD3 0TB
Received Not publishedCastle Cottage Park Y Brain Lane Goytre NP4 8SJ
Received Not publishedTy Coch Newport Road Pontypool NP4 0BZ
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To: Hillside RoadLlangattock Hillside Road Llangattock
Received Not publishedPenycae C P School Penycae Swansea SA9 1FA
Received Not publishedBrynhyfryd Talybont-On-Usk Brecon Powys LD3 7YP
Received Not publishedGlanyrafon (Plot 26 Land Adjoining) Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NG
Received Not publishedCwm Gwenllan Gwynfe Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9PY
Received Not publishedPentre House Myddfai Llandovery SA20 0PQ
Received Not publishedTourist Information Centre Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath SA11 5NR
Received Not publishedThe Wern Farm Llanbedr Road Crickhowell NP8 1SP
Received Not published4 Ynys Y Gwial Cwmgiedd Swansea SA9 1ND
Received Not publishedLand Off Cerrigcochion Road Brecon Powys LD3 9SR
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding The Nant Helen Opencast Coal Site, Powys And, Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot, SA10 9NN
Received Not publishedCrickhowell High School New Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AW
Received Not publishedLand North Of Heol Y Ffynnon Brecon
Received Not publishedLand North Of Heol Y Ffynnon Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedGaer Farm Gaer Road Cymyoy NP7 7NE
Received Not publishedThe Stables Peppercorn Lane Brecon Powys LD3 9EG
Received Not publishedSudbourne Cottage 23 Bear Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AN
Received Not publishedSteppes Hafod Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8EN
Received Not publishedCilfaenor Ty Gwellt Cwm-Du Crickhowell NP8 1RS
Received Not publishedMaes-yr-eglwys Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
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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