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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.
5,645 approved · 395 refused · 457 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Received Not publishedCwmcamlais Isaf Cwmcamlais Brecon Powys LD3 8TD
Received Not publishedRheld Farm Crickhowell Powys NP8 1ED
Received Not published15 The Meadows Hay-on-wye Powys HR3 5LF
Received Not published3 Bridge Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AR
Received Not publishedLoughor Cottage Trapp Llandeilo Carmarthenshire SA19 6TY
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon Primary School The Avenue Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedThe Sugar House Penyrhiw Llanwenarth NP7 7ET
Received Not publishedDan Y Castell Castle Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AP
Received Not publishedPantygollen Felindre Brecon LD3 0TB
Received Not publishedCartref Residential Home Brecon Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5PJ
Received Not published2 Hightrees Court, Treetops High Trees Road Gilwern NP7 0AJ
Received Not publishedPen-y-myarth Glanusk Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LP
Received Not publishedPen Y Wern Pengenffordd Talgarth Brecon LD3 0ER
Received Not publishedCastell Cwrt Cefn Goleu Ninfa Llanellen NP7 9LE
Received Not publishedYSGOL GYFUN RHYDYWAUN, MANGOED, PENYWAUN, HIRWAUN, ABERDARE, CF44 9ES
Received Not publishedFormer Army Camp Cwrt Y Gollen Glangrwyney Crickhowell Powys
Received Not publishedPeterstone Kensington Brecon LD3 9AP
Received Not publishedRyelands Gwynfe Road Ffairfach Llandeilo Sir Gar SA19 6YS
Received Not publishedCanal Bank Gardens Canal Bank Brecon LD3 7HG
Received Not publishedPenycae Gwynfe Road Ffairfach Llandeilo SA19 6YU
Received Not publishedNythfa Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NG
Received Not publishedUnit 20 Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedLand To Rear Of Dolgaer Houses Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UH
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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