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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.
6,604 approved · 456 refused · 538 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pwll Yr Hwydd Farm Ancient Road Llanover NP7 9ES
Received Not publishedThe Green Llanwenarth Breast Llanwenarth NP7 7LA
Received Not publishedDower House Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not published17 Union Mews Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EB
Received Not publishedFrondeg Cottage Ystradfellte Aberdare CF44 9JF
Received Not published1 Belle Vue Road Brecon LD3 7NE
Received Not publishedDyffryn Crawnon Woodland In Talybont Forest Block
Received Not publishedPlough Inn Myddfai Llandovery SA20 0NZ
Received Not publishedForest Lodge Crossroads Libanus Brecon LD3 8NW
Received Not publishedThe Elms Bronllys Road Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0AA
Received Not publishedNant Helyg Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RU
Received Not publishedUnits 9, 10 And 11 Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not published12 Bridge Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AR
Received Not publishedMid-West Wales Fire And Rescue Service Talgarth Fire Station Cottage Lane Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0AE
Received Not publishedMountain Rescue Hut Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate Brecon LD3 8LA
Received Not publishedField Near Ty Brych Llanddeusant Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9TN
Received Not publishedHeol Y Fedw Farm Twyn-Wenallt Gilwern NP7 0HP
Received Not publishedDanyrhadwy Evans Row Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UE
Received Not publishedPant Bach Ancient Road Llanover NP7 9ES
Received Not published62 Darren View Crickhowell NP8 1DS
Received Not publishedNant Helyg Farm Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RU
Received Not publishedTy Faenor Vaynor Road Pontsarn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TT
Received Not publishedPant Bach Ancient Road Llanover NP7 9ES
Received Not publishedOld House Llanigon Hereford HR3 5RH
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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