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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.
6,469 approved · 450 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pont Ar Daf Car Park Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8NL
Received Not published16 Derwen Deg Close Govilon NP7 9RJ
Received Not publishedPant-Y-Llwyn Ystradfellte Aberdare CF44 9JF
Received Not publishedThe Butchers Arms Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UE
Received Not publishedBrecon War Memorial Hospital Cerrigcochion Road Brecon LD3 7NS
Received Not publishedBrecon War Memorial Hospital Cerrigcochion Road Brecon LD3 7NS
Received Not publishedDyffryn Farmhouse Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1ST
Received Not publishedDyffryn Farmhouse Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1ST
Received Not publishedLand Adj. To Noddfa Crai Brecon LD3 8YP
Received Not published1 Glamorgan Street Brecon LD3 7DW
Received Not publishedMoor Park Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1SS
Received Not publishedMoor Park Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SS
Received Not published3 Llanbedr Road Crickhowell NP8 1BT
Received Not publishedFairview Cwmgarw Road Rhosamman Ammanford SA18 1DN
Received Not publishedTanyrallt High Street Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8TN
Received Not publishedTrefil Quarry Trefil Road Trefil Tredegar
Received Not published17 Llanbedr Road Crickhowell NP8 1BT
Received Not publishedTalybont Farm Mill Lane Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7YJ
Received Not publishedSt Brynach House Llanfrynach Brecon LD3 7AJ
Received Not publishedMOD Training Camp Sennybridge Powys LD3 8PN
Received Not publishedMaes-Y-Garn Farmhouse Ffordd Las Llanigon Powys HR3 5QE
Received Not publishedMaes-Y-Garn Farmhouse Ffordd Las Llanigon Powys HR3 5QE
Received Not publishedThe Old Bakery Church Lane Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RP
Received Not publishedBrook Cottage Felindre Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0TD
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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