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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.
5,584 approved · 392 refused · 448 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Greenacres School Lane Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RH
Received Not publishedThe Vine Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7RJ
Received Not publishedChurch House Llanigon Powys HR3 5QA
Received Not published41 Brynglas Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0BW
Received Not publishedAbersenny Uchaf Farm Defynnog Brecon Powys LD3 8SP
Received Not publishedLlwyncelyn High Street Defynnog Brecon Powys LD3 8SL
Received Not published2 Waunberllan Llanfrynach Brecon Powys LD3 7AJ
Received Not publishedSouth Bank House Broad Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DB
Received Not publishedSouth Bank House Broad Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DB
Received Not publishedLower Genfford Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0EG
Received Not publishedLower Genffordd Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0EG
Received Not published2 The Willows Trecastle Brecon LD3 8UH
Received Not published6 Fronwen Terrace Cradoc Road Brecon LD3 9HB
Received Not publishedGobpwllau Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HF
Received Not published63 Birch Close Hay-on-wye Powys HR3 5TN
Received Not publishedCynidr House Duffryn Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NT
Received Not published3 Honddu Court Brecon LD3 7JW
Received Not published7 Castell Morlais Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2YB
Received Not publishedDan Y Graig Crickhowell Road Gilwern Sir Fynwy NP7 0EH
Received Not publishedPenycae C P School Penycae Swansea SA9 1FA
Received Not publishedMill Brook Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1EY
Received Not publishedA4059 Cynon Gateway North Link Road Between The Settlements Of Llwydcoed To The East And Penywaun To The West
Received Not publishedStuart Quarry Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 9JY
Received Not publishedOakfield Croes Y Pant Lane Mamhilad NP4 8RE
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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