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.
6,737 approved · 471 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penderyn Reservoir Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff
Received Not publishedRecreation Ground Park Drive Llangattock Powys NP8 1PA
Received Not publishedThe Cwtch Glanbaiden Farm Road Govilon NP7 9SE
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Groesffordd Waste Water Treatment Works Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedTrefecca College College Lane Trefecca Brecon LD3 0PP
Received Not publishedMill House High Street Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0BW
Received Not publishedCarreg Range Former Cincoed Quarry Llandyfan Ammanford SA18 2TY
Received Not publishedTrefecca College College Lane Trefecca Brecon LD3 0PP
Received Not publishedGlanyrafon Barns Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NG
Received Not published17 Hooper Close Gilwern NP7 0EZ
Received Not publishedBrecon Library Ship Street Brecon Powys LD3 9AE
Received Not publishedBridge Cottage Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HD
Received Not published52 Church Lane Brecon LD3 7AP
Received Not publishedGrug Y Mynydd Substation And Various Other Sites
Received Not publishedHenallt House Oxford Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AJ
Received Not publishedHenallt House Oxford Road Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AJ
Received Not publishedPantllwyd Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1LN
Received Not published24 Bridge Street Crickhowell NP8 1AR
Received Not publishedUsk Reservoir Embankment Downstream Face
Received Not publishedYsgol Thomas Stephens Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5UW
Received Not publishedRoad Network Within Cwm Giedd Forest Block
Received Not publishedLand North Of Penlan Playing Fields Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedBrecknock And Abergavenny Canal Between Bridges 147 And 148 Near Cross Oak LD3 7YL
Received Not publishedFfynnon Gron Ffawyddog Crickhowell NP8 1PY
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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