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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.
6,655 approved · 461 refused · 542 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rosegarland Cerrigcochion Road Brecon LD3 7NR
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Just Wood Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedPenworlod Capel Y Ffin Abergavenny NP7 7NW
Received Not publishedLlanerchybeudy Farm Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedLand Near Aberdare Pylon Ger Y Nant Farm Hirwaun Aberdare CF44 0PX
Received Not publishedPenyrithyn Farm Church Road Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 9JP
Received Not publishedBronhafod Penygraig Road Llanwenarth NP7 7LA
Received Not publishedTy Bobin 18 Clos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NZ
Received Not publishedBuckland Hall Bwlch Brecon LD3 7JJ
Received Not published4 First And Second Floor Bulwark Brecon LD3 7LB
Received Not publishedPenrhiw Farm Rhiwr Road Waunllapria Llanelly Hill NP7 0PN
Received Not publishedNant Mithil Energy Park, Llandrindod Wells To 6km South Of Carmarthen
Received Not publishedWain House Cray Brecon LD3 8RA
Received Not publishedLand At Cilwych Llanspyddid Brecon LD3 8NS
Received Not publishedWell Cottage Well Lane Brecon LD3 9LA
Received Not publishedLand To North East Of Llangors Llangors LD3 7UE
Received Not publishedSt Maelog Forge Row Maesygwartha Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedJoe's Lodge Bunkhouse Hay Road Talgarth LD3 0AL
Received Not publishedSt Maelog Forge Row Maesygwartha Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0HA
Received Not published6 Rhoshyfryd Chapel Road Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 0UJ
Received Not published24 Clos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NZ
Received Not publishedNantywenynen Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedTy Lami Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedBlaen Y Cwm Asst Keepers House Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LY
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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