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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.
6,650 approved · 461 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brecon Motors, Maintenance Workshop Rich Way Brecon LD3 7EH
Received Not publishedGwernybutler Farm Bellfountain Road Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1TD
Received Not publishedField Adj U0143 Road Gwernllwyd Farm Talgarth LD3 0EA
Received Not publishedThe Butchers Arms Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UE
Received Not publishedLlwyn Onn Water Treatment Works Pant-y-dwr Llwyn Onn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2HS
Received Not publishedBlaencennen Gwynfe Llangadog SA19 9RT
Received Not publishedDuffryn Mawr Lower Common Gilwern NP7 0EE
Received Not publishedLower Pen Y Parc Llanvihangel Crucorney Abergavenny NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedPenderyn Community Centre Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 9UX
Received Not publishedTir Onnen Penderyn Aberdare Powys CF44 9JB
Received Not publishedYsgol Thomas Stephens Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Powys SA11 5UW
Received Not publishedPant Mawr Coelbren
Received Not publishedPant Draenog Farm Cymro Road Llanelly NP7 0HH
Received Not published3 & 4 Club Row Clydach NP7 0NE
Received Not publishedThe Old Coach House 3 Swan Terrace Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1PH
Received Not publishedRothbury Dorlangoch Brecon Powys LD3 0LH
Received Not publishedTy Isaf Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LY
Received Not published2 The Halfpennys Gilwern NP7 0EA
Received Not publishedYsgubor Newydd Llanbedr Road Crickhowell NP8 1SP
Received Not publishedLlangynidr Village Hall Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LS
Received Not publishedTrawsnant Cottage Cantref Brecon LD3 8LN
Received Not publishedDanyderi Coedwaunger Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TW
Received Not published59 Warren Close Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5EL
Received Not published25A Lion Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AD
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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