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.
5,692 approved · 398 refused · 461 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Park Wood Talgarth
Received Not publishedPwll Court Farm Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedPenllyn Cathedin Brecon Powys LD3 7SX
Received Not publishedLand Off B4246 Govilon Abergavenny NP7 9PS
Received Not publishedSaladin House Mill Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NW
Received Not publishedLower Mill Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RS
Received Not publishedLand North Of Heol Y Ffynnon Brecon
Received Not published6 Fronwen Terrace Cradoc Road Brecon Powys LD3 9HB
Received Not publishedThe Old Workhouse Llandetty Brecon LD3 7YR
Received Not publishedTalgarth Library New Street Talgarth LD3 0AH
Received Not publishedGlwydcae Newydd Farm Cray Brecon LD3 8YP
Received Not publishedLAND TO THE WEST OF LLWYDCOED AND THE EAST OF PENYWAUN, LINKING THE A465 AT CROESBYCHAN WITH THE A4059 AT THE
Received Not publishedThe Poppies 5 Allerford Grove Gilwern NP7 0RP
Received Not publishedCentral Garage Market Street Brecon LD3 9AH
Received Not publishedGreenacres School Lane Govilon Abergavenny NP7 9RH
Received Not published5 The Green Crickhowell NP8 1EX
Received Not publishedHanson Aggregates Penderyn Quarry Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 0TX
Received Not publishedGlanonney Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1HU
Received Not publishedTremfa Church Road Gilwern NP7 0EL
Received Not publishedKetheden Bwlch Brecon Powys LD3 7HX
Received Not publishedLoft New Court Farm New Court Lane Llantilio Pertholey NP7 8AU
Received Not published1 Penygarn Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TY
Received Not publishedTy Gwyn Hall Llantilio Pertholey Monmouthshire NP7 6NY
Received Not published2 Conway Street Brecon Powys LD3 7EU
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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