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.
6,394 approved · 445 refused · 526 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Glebe Farm House Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1SR
Received Not publishedLlyn Y Fan Fach Dam
Received Not publishedMaes Y Crug Penycae Swansea SA9 1GE
Received Not publishedBrecon Beacons Mountain Centre Libanus Brecon LD3 8ER
Received Not published2 George Street Brecon LD3 7LD
Received Not publishedCwm Banw Fields Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1SY
Received Not publishedErw Wen Penbont Road Talgarth LD3 0BY
Received Not published2 Triley Court Old Hereford Road Pantygelli NP7 7HR
Received Not published2 Triley Court Old Hereford Road Pantygelli NP7 7HR
Received Not published27 Ffynnonau Crickhowell NP8 1DB
Received Not publishedLand At Hill Street Grosmont Abergavenny NP7 8EH
Received Not published44 Beech Grove Brecon LD3 9EY
Received Not publishedTwynneuadd Farm Libanus Brecon LD3 8NE
Received Not publishedLower Trewalkin Talgarth LD3 0HA
Received Not publishedPenllyn Cathedine Brecon Powys LD3 7SX
Received Not publishedThe Guildhall 6 High Street Inferior Brecon LD3 7AL
Received Not publishedMiddle Gaer Cwm-Du Crickhowell NP8 1SB
Received Not publishedCourt Farm, The Caravan Church Road Llanthony NP7 7NN
Received Not published4 Camden Road Brecon LD3 7BU
Received Not published4 Camden Road Brecon LD3 7BU
Received Not publishedUpper Cefnwern Llangorse Brecon LD3 7UN
Received Not publishedBuckland Hall Bwlch Brecon LD3 7JJ
Received Not publishedForest Cottage Defynnog Brecon Powys LD3 8YH
Received Not publishedLletty Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9PS
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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