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.
5,790 approved · 404 refused · 473 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Bridge Street Crickhowell NP8 1AR
Received Not published1 Cwm Shenkin Mill Lane Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9SD
Received Not publishedBridge Farmhouse Llanvihangel Crucorney Abergavenny NP7 8DD
Received Not published16 Castle Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5DF
Received Not publishedHenbont Llanddeusant Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9TG
Received Not publishedThe Bull's Head Inn 86 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedThe Bull's Head Inn 86 The Struet Brecon LD3 7LS
Received Not publishedHeol Y Fedw Farm Twyn-Wenallt Gilwern NP7 0HP
Received Not publishedLand North Of Gurnos Farm Gurnos Merthyr Tydfill
Received Not published12 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AL
Received Not publishedThe Old Bell Bell Bank Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AG
Received Not publishedYew Tree Farm Tredystain Llanellen NP7 9LB
Received Not publishedLlan Farmhouse Llangasty Tal-Y-Llyn Brecon LD3 7PX
Received Not publishedTalgarth Car Park High Street Talgarth LD3 0PQ
Received Not publishedLand At Gurnos Farm, East Of Trefechan And North Of The A465 Trunk Road, Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not publishedNant Moel Reservoir Crematorium Road Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0DJ
Received Not published6 Canal Close Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LZ
Received Not publishedWernhalog Farm Llanfaredd Builth Wells Powys LD2 3TE
Received Not publishedNew Barn Farm Maes Y Coed Pen-Y-Stair Lane Goytre NP4 8RG
Received Not publishedBryntirion 8 Springbank Close Bwlch Brecon LD3 7SB
Received Not publishedLapstone Cottage Pen-groes-oped Road Upper Llanover Llanover Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 9EL
Received Not publishedNo. 7 Lion Street And Unit 20 Bethel Square Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedNo. 7 Lion Street And Unit 20 Bethel Square Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedTy Faenor Vaynor Road Pontsarn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TT
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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