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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.
5,889 approved · 414 refused · 481 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land At Great House Farm Penpergwm Solar Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 9UY
Received Not published7 Pencommin Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LT
Received Not publishedRhydywernen Farm Brecon Libanus Brecon LD3 8EH
Received Not publishedGarwnant Holiday Cabins Coed Taff Forest Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HU
Received Not publishedPentretruscoed Farm Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5UP
Received Not publishedMoy Mel Pontnewydd Road Fforest Coalpit NP7 7LW
Received Not published4 Rectory Close Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1DZ
Received Not publishedSt Davids Cottage Tyrewen Lane Llwyn Du Abergavenny NP7 7HU
Received Not publishedChurch House Llanigon HR3 5QA
Received Not published27 Groesfford Groesfford Brecon LD3 7SN
Received Not publishedTy Pencelli Pencelli Brecon Powys LD3 7LX
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedCommunication Station Cwrtygoran Bwlch Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedHayward Doctors Medical Centre Forest Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5DS
Received Not publishedHayward Doctors Medical Centre Forest Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5DS
Received Not published12A Linden Grove Govilon NP7 9RB
Received Not publishedThe Mill House Hereford Road Llantilio Pertholey NP7 6NU
Received Not publishedPlasydarren, Communication Station Ystradfellte Aberdare CF44 9JF
Received Not publishedBaddegai Libanus Brecon LD3 8NF
Received Not publishedNythfa Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NG
Received Not publishedCrickhowell Recreation Ground 18 Castle Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AP
Received Not publishedAngel Farm Pontneathvaughan Road Glynneath Neath Neath Port Talbot SA11 5NR
Received Not published15 Llanbedr Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BT
Received Not publishedGenffordd House Bronllys Road Talgarth LD3 0HH
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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