Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,714 approved · 469 refused · 551 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land South East Of Pontsticill House (Site A) Pontsticill CF46 2UN
Received Not publishedLand South Of Pontsticill House (Site B) Pontsticill CF46 2UN
Received Not publishedPensarn Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea Powys SA9 2QL
Received Not publishedGP Biotec Great Porthamel Farm Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0DL
Received Not publishedLibrary Chancery Lane Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5BL
Received Not published4 Llangenny Lane Crickhowell NP8 1AN
Received Not publishedCoed Y Twyn Pentwyn Lane Govilon NP7 9RW
Received Not publishedNo 7 Lion Street And Unit 20 Bethel Square Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedNo 7 Lion Street And Unit 20 Bethel Square Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedCoed Y Bryn Bwlch Brecon LD3 7HJ
Received Not publishedNew Court Farm New Court Lane Llantilio Pertholey NP7 8AU
Received Not published50 High Street Crickhowell NP8 1BH
Received Not published1-4 The Oaks Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1QA
Received Not publishedLlwyn Bedw Fach Farm Heol Giedd Ystradgynlais SA9 1LT
Received Not publishedBrecon Livestock Market Llanspyddid Brecon LD3 8EX
Received Not publishedLlanwenarth Lodge Cottage Merthyr Road Govilon NP7 9SF
Received Not publishedGorsllwyd Senni Brecon LD3 8SU
Received Not publishedUpland Moorland Located Between Abertillery To The West And Abersychan To The East, Approximately 1.5km North-East Of Abertillery.
Received Not publishedPantmeinog Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9HA
Received Not published2 New School Road Gilwern NP7 0AX
Received Not publishedHope Chapel Lancaster Arms Cul-De-Sac Pandy NP7 8DW
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedBeiligwennol Libanus Brecon LD3 8NH
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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