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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.
5,587 approved · 393 refused · 448 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Church Row Church Street Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0BE
Received Not publishedLAND AT RHIGOS MOUNTAIN AND FORMER TOWER COLLIERY SITE RHIGOS ROAD HIRWAUN ABERDARE
Received Not publishedLittle Pengilfach Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HF
Received Not publishedMorrisons Free Street Brecon Powys LD3 7SE
Received Not published8 Parc Tarell Llanfaes Brecon LD3 8DX
Received Not publishedThe Malt House Talybont-On-Usk Brecon Powys LD3 7JD
Received Not publishedBrecon Rugby Club 63 Watton Brecon Powys LD3 7EL
Received Not published16 Bryn Onnen Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 9JA
Received Not publishedSite Adjacent To Cottages School Lane Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0AT
Received Not publishedTir Hen Llanddeusant Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9YU
Received Not publishedMaerdy Villa Llanfihangel Crucorney To Brynarw Llanvihangel Crucorney NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedThe Aviaries Grosmont Road Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8HW
Received Not publishedUnit 20 Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedPlot 7 Ysgol Thomas Stephens Ystradfellte Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Powys SA11 5UW
Received Not published2 Bank Buildings Beaufort Street Crickhowell NP8 1AD
Received Not publishedTirylan House Gwynfe Road Ffairfach Llandeilo SA19 6RH
Received Not publishedThe Held Cantref Brecon LD3 8LT
Received Not publishedSite Of Govilon School The Avenue Govilon Monmouthshire
Received Not publishedSteeple House Steeple Lane Brecon LD3 7DJ
Received Not publishedGobpwllau, Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HF
Received Not publishedRiverside Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SA
Received Not publishedPen Y Worold Stables Merthyr Road Llanfoist Monmouthshire NP7 9LR
Received Not publishedChestnut Tree Cottage Blaenavon Road Govilon NP7 9PF
Received Not published28 Crawshay Bailey Close Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0AZ
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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