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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.
6,660 approved · 463 refused · 544 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
East Pit Surface Mine Tairgwaith Ammanford Neath
Received Not publishedUnit 5 Talgarth Business Park Talgarth LD3 0PQ
Received Not publishedTimbercraft Park, Unit 4 Timbercraft Park Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1HW
Received Not publishedBailey Estate House Bailey Estate Old Ross Road Llantilio Pertholey Monmouthshire NP7 8NH
Received Not published12 Hill View Gilwern NP7 0BG
Received Not publishedYew Tree Barn Defynnog Powys LD3 8SB
Received Not publishedYsgol Thomas Stephens Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Powys SA11 5UW
Received Not publishedTrebinshwn, Study Centre Llangasty Tal-Y-Llyn Brecon LD3 7PX
Received Not publishedPublic Convenience Fenni-Fach Road Fennifach Brecon LD3 9PG
Received Not publishedCrofty Tai North Pen-North Brecon LD3 7EJ
Received Not publishedNeuadd Wen Aber Village Talybont On Usk Brecon
Received Not published60 Darren View Crickhowell NP8 1DS
Received Not publishedThe Wirral Broadley Road Llanthony Abergavenny NP7 7NN
Received Not publishedHenbant Fach Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1TA
Received Not publishedThe Green Bronllys Road Talgarth LD3 0HH
Received Not publishedTown Hall The Square Talgarth LD3 0BW
Received Not publishedCwmcamlais Isaf Cwmcamlais Brecon LD3 8TD
Received Not publishedTrefil Quarry Trefil Road Trefil Tredegar Blaenau Gwent
Received Not publishedAberbran Fach Aberbran Brecon LD3 9NG
Received Not publishedTy To Maen Ancient Road Llanover NP7 9ES
Received Not publishedThe Coach House Ty-Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HD
Received Not publishedThe Coach House Ty-Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HD
Received Not publishedGlan Yr Afon 29 Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 0SJ
Received Not publishedThe White House Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HA
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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