Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
5,685 approved · 398 refused · 461 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Court Farm, The Caravan Church Road Llanthony NP7 7NN
Received Not published16 The Cedars Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedBryn Rhedyn Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5UG
Received Not publishedTy Gwyn Cwm-Du Crickhowell NP8 1RU
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding The Nant Helen Surface Mine Site Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre Neath Port Talbot
Received Not publishedTy Gwyn Hall Llantilio Pertholey Monmouthshire NP7 6NY
Received Not published49 Gipsy Castle Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EG
Received Not published24 North Road Brecon LD3 9DR
Received Not published12 Tan- Dderwen Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LQ
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding Nant Helen Open Cast Coal Site Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre Neath Port Talbot
Received Not published4 The Villas Merthyr Road Govilon NP7 9PU
Received Not publishedThe Byre Trecastle Brecon LD3 8UU
Received Not publishedAberglais Inn Vaynor Road Pontsarn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TS
Received Not published5 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AH
Received Not published5 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AH
Received Not publishedResidential House Estate Under Construction At Land Adjacent To Cerrigcochion Road, Brecon, Powys
Received Not publishedChestnut Tree Cottage Blaenavon Road Govilon NP7 9PF
Received Not publishedYew Tree Barn Trebencyn Abergavenny NP7 8AR
Received Not published1 Troedyrhiw Lower Station Road Clydach NP7 0LY
Received Not publishedBrynheulog Standard Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BP
Received Not publishedLand To The West Of Seven Sisters SA10 9EP
Received Not publishedGarth Madryn Church Road Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 9JP
Received Not publishedCoedcaemawr Farm Cwmllynfell Swansea SA9 2WN
Received Not publishedLittle Malt House Standard Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BP
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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