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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.
6,670 approved · 466 refused · 546 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Oakfield Drive Crickhowell NP8 1DU
Received Not publishedPencrug Llanddeusant Llangadog SA19 9SL
Received Not publishedCrickhowell Conservative Club High Street Crickhowell NP8 1BW
Received Not publishedCherry Tree Cottage Twyn-Wenallt Gilwern NP7 0HS
Received Not publishedUnit 1A Raglan House Elvicta Estate Crickhowell NP8 1DF
Received Not published6 Erw Bant Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LX
Received Not publishedTheatr Brycheiniog Canal Road Brecon LD3 7EW
Received Not publishedPenderyn Community Centre Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 9UX
Received Not publishedSt Davids House Rectory Road Crickhowell NP8 1DW
Received Not publishedSt Davids House Rectory Road Crickhowell NP8 1DW
Received Not publishedOld Smithy Cradoc Brecon LD3 9PD
Received Not publishedOld Vicarage Llangorse Brecon Powys LD3 7UB
Received Not publishedPentire Vaynor Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UH
Received Not publishedWater Pumping Station And Works Pant-y-dwr Llwyn Onn Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil Ua CF48 2HS
Received Not publishedCwn Sychant, Near Dolygaer Merthyr Tydfil Powys CF48 2UR
Received Not publishedUnit 2 To 4 Brecon Enterprise Park Brecon LD3 8BT
Received Not publishedDan Y Castell Merthyr Tydfil
Received Not published37 Pendre Brecon Powys LD3 9EA
Received Not publishedLand Near Nant Mawr Llanddeusant Llangadog SA19 9UN
Received Not publishedSt Maelog Forge Row Maesygwartha Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedFfynnon Gron Ffawyddog Crickhowell NP8 1PY
Received Not publishedThe Oaks Cwm Crawnon Road Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LS
Received Not published5 Trenewydd Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8DA
Received Not publishedBeili Bedw Sennybridge Brecon LD3 8PL
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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