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.
6,418 approved · 446 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Cwm Ty Dwr Cusop Hay-On-Wye HR3 5RE
Received Not published12 Pontwilym Brecon Powys LD3 9BT
Received Not publishedCraig-Y-Nos Country Park Penycae Swansea SA9 1GL
Received Not publishedYr Graig Woodland
Received Not publishedGlanyafon Farm Heol Tawe Abercrave Swansea SA9 1TN
Received Not publishedLower Genffordd Talgarth Powys LD3 0EG
Received Not publishedThe Surgery Cottage Lane Talgarth LD3 0AE
Received Not publishedColin Lewis Joinery Bowling Green Lane Talgarth LD3 0AA
Received Not publishedHighfield Gwynfe Road Ffairfach Llandeilo SA19 6YU
Received Not publishedRosedale Felindre Brecon LD3 0SY
Received Not publishedSt Davids Hospital Bailihelig Road Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8EA
Received Not publishedAirwave Mast Land At Caebont Blaentwyni Road Glyntawe SA9 1GS
Received Not published26 Cradoc Road Brecon Powys LD3 9LH
Received Not publishedMaes Bach Fforest Coalpit Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 7LH
Received Not publishedThe Barracks, Sphinx House Watton Brecon LD3 7EA
Received Not publishedThe Barracks, Sphinx House Watton Brecon LD3 7EA
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Bryn Y Haul Church Road Clydach Monmouthshire NP7 0HF
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedLand Adj To Bryngelli Ind Est, Meadow Lane, Hirwaun, CF44 9PT
Received Not publishedOasis 46 Heol Bryn Gwyn Pen Y Waun Aberdare CF44 9HB
Received Not publishedGate Cregwith Barn Llanwenarth Citra Abergavenny NP7 7EP
Received Not publishedBrynich Farm Brecon Powys LD3 7SH
Received Not publishedHay Castle Oxford Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DG
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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