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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.
6,598 approved · 456 refused · 538 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Part Of Neuadd Farm Cwmdu Cwmdu Crickhowell NP8 1RY
Received Not publishedCantref House Cantref Brecon LD3 8LR
Received Not publishedCantref House Cantref Brecon LD3 8LR
Received Not published3 Coke Yard Row Clydach NP7 0BR
Received Not publishedBelmont Cottage Garage Land Off Dryffryn Road Llangynidr NP8 1NR
Received Not publishedDolgaer Houses, Land To Rear Of 1-4 Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UG
Received Not publishedLand Opposite The Meadows, Gipsy Castle Lane, Hereford Powys HR3 5PW
Received Not publishedPensarn Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QL
Received Not publishedPencaeau Farm Cwm-Du Crickhowell NP8 1RT
Received Not publishedSt Tetta's Church Llanddetty Hall Farm Llandetty Brecon LD3 7YR
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not published49 Ffynnonau Crickhowell NP8 1DB
Received Not publishedThe Stables Chapel Street Brecon LD3 7PE
Received Not publishedBraehead Mount Street Brecon LD3 7LY
Received Not publishedYsgubor Caeau Bychan Bach Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9HB
Received Not published59 Pontwilym Brecon LD3 9BS
Received Not publishedSphinx House The Barracks Watton Brecon LD3 7EA
Received Not publishedPensarn Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QL
Received Not publishedAllt Farmhouse Llansanffraed Brecon LD3 7YF
Received Not publishedTymawr House Llanfrynach Brecon Powys LD3 7BZ
Received Not publishedA40 Trunk Road Near The Tretower Junction Area, Approximately 4.5km Northwest Of Crickhowell (grid Reference: SO178212)
Received Not publishedYsgubor Newydd Llanbedr Road Crickhowell NP8 1SP
Received Not publishedPwll Yr Hwydd Farm Ancient Road Llanover NP7 9ES
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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