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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.
6,548 approved · 452 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Derwen Deg Station Road Govilon NP7 9RG
Received Not publishedLower Penybryn Talgarth LD3 0EE
Received Not publishedForest Roads within the Mynydd Ddu Forest block near Llanthony
Received Not publishedOne new section is at SN 0422 1640 and existing upgrade is at SO 0561 1759
Received Not publishedDerwen Deg Station Road Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RG
Received Not publishedDyffryn Farmhouse Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1ST
Received Not published25 Westfields Talgarth LD3 0HG
Received Not publishedTurn Pike Cottage Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NG
Received Not publishedUsk Reservoir Dam Cwmwysg Trecastle Brecon Powys
Received Not published1 Crossroads Cottages Abergavenny Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0AB
Received Not publishedCommunication Station Cwrtygoran Bwlch Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedLower Mill Cwm-Du Crickhowell NP8 1RS
Received Not publishedTy Celyn Bellfountain Road Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1TD
Received Not publishedSunnybank Bwlch Brecon LD3 7JJ
Received Not publishedTrewyn Farm Groes Lwyd Road Pandy NP7 7PG
Received Not publishedLittle Stanton Farm Stanton Road Stanton Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 7NB
Received Not publishedLand At Blananthir Farm Llwydcoed Aberdare CF44 0EJ
Received Not publishedLand At And Surrounding The Nant Helen Surface Mine Site Powys And Onllwyn Distribution Centre Neath Port Talbot
Received Not published9 Pendre Gardens Brecon LD3 9EP
Received Not published1 Priory Row Maendu Street Brecon LD3 9HE
Received Not publishedPenybont Farm Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8RY
Received Not publishedBridge Cottage Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HD
Received Not published4 Llys Garn Bethlehem Llandeilo Carmarthenshire SA19 6AQ
Received Not publishedLlanerchybeudy Farm Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NU
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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