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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.
5,498 approved · 387 refused · 440 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penygaer Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8PL
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding Nant Helen Open Cast Coal Site Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received Not publishedTy Gwyn Hall Llantilio Pertholey Monmouthshire NP7 6NY
Received Not publishedPenrheol Darren Hillside Llangattock NP8 1LF
Received Not publishedThe Dell Croes Bychan Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0EJ
Received Not publishedLand South West Of Noyadd Llwyd Cwmyoy Monmouthshire NP7 7NB
Received Not publishedLand South West Of Noyadd Llwyd Cwmyoy Monmouthshire NP7 7NB
Received Not publishedPerth-Y-Pia Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SY
Received Not publishedTy Usk Llanspyddid Penpont Brecon Powys LD3 8PB
Received Not publishedHavard House/Ursuline Convent Glamorgan Street Brecon Powys LD3 7DW
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding Nant Helen Open Cast Coal Site Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre, Neath Port Talbot
Received Not publishedLand At Ty Gwyn Farm, Gilwern
Received Not publishedThe Earthen Dam Of The Lower Neuadd Reservoir In The Taf Fechan Valley. It Is Located At The Southern End Of The Reservoir.
Received Not publishedTree At Porthmawr Lodge Brecon Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DG
Received Not publishedMaes Bach Fforest Coalpit NP7 7LH
Received Not publishedMaes Y Nant Cwm Lane Govilon NP7 9RY
Received Not publishedCrickhowell Rugby Football Ground Parc Broyd Crickhowell Powys NP8 1EE
Received Not publishedPant Y Turnor Llanddeusant Llangadog SA19 9TN
Received Not published36 The Struet Brecon Powys LD3 7LW
Received Not published6 Triley Mill Cottages Hereford Road Triley Llantilio Pertholey NP7 8DE
Received Not publishedThe Moorings, Ty'r Odyn Blaenavon Road Govilon NP7 9NY
Received Not publishedGlangwysg Meadows Crickhowell Road Gilwern NP7 0EH
Received Not publishedJourneys End Heol Las Talgarth LD3 0PH
Received Not publishedPwll Court Farm Llangynidr Powys NP8 1NU
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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