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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.
5,550 approved · 388 refused · 445 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Swan Lane Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1PE
Received Not publishedBlaengavenny Farm Old Hereford Road Penyclawdd Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 7LB
Received Not publishedTy Cerreg Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HA
Received Not publishedBronhafod Penygraig Road Llanwenarth NP7 7LA
Received Not publishedAberhoywe Farm Cyffredyn Lane Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LR
Received Not publishedThe Byre Trecastle Brecon Powys LD3 8UU
Received Not publishedAngel Farm Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath SA11 5NR
Received Not published12 The Green Crickhowell NP8 1EX
Received Not publishedThe Olde Plough Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1HU
Received Not publishedThe Olde Plough Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1HU
Received Not publishedMaes Bach Fforest Coalpit NP7 7LH
Received Not publishedClwyd-y-Dwyrain Tretower Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RF
Received Not published3 Lower Cross Oak Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7UQ
Received Not publishedGlwyd Fawr Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8TG
Received Not published15 Heol Y Dwr Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AZ
Received Not published15 Heol Y Dwr Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AZ
Received Not published15 Groesfford Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NH
Received Not published37 Ffynnonau Crickhowell NP8 1DB
Received Not publishedThe Grange Guesthouse 22 Watton Brecon LD3 7ED
Received Not publishedMagell Silver Street Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8BG
Received Not publishedForge House Forge Row Maesygwartha NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedGlannant Talgarth Brecon LD3 0ER
Received Not publishedThree Horseshoes Trecastle Brecon LD3 8UP
Received Not publishedGlynmercher Uchaf Farm Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5US
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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