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.
6,766 approved · 474 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Forest Coal Pit Farm, Farmhouse Coal Pit Road Monmouthshire Fforest Coalpit NP7 7LL
Received Not publishedCrossways Lodge Crossways Llanvihangel Crucorney NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedLand South-West Of Pontsticill House (Site C) Pontsticill CF48 2UN
Received Not publishedLand South-West Of Pontsticill House (Site C) Pontsticill CF48 2UN
Received Not publishedFairlawn 7 Sunny Bank Brecon LD3 7RW
Received Not publishedDepot At Lansdowne Terrace Brecon Powys LD3 7ES
Received Not published22 Clos Castell Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NZ
Received Not published23 Cae Porth Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NL
Received Not publishedThe Gables Libanus Brecon LD3 8EN
Received Not publishedLand Forming Part Of Blaencennen Gwynfe Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9RT
Received Not published3 Orchard Lane Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BU
Received Not publishedPenlan Telych Llandovery SA20 0JZ
Received Not publishedTy Newydd Scethrog Brecon LD3 7EQ
Received Not publishedYsgol Thomas Stephens Pont Nedd Fechan Neath SA11 5UW
Received Not publishedCrescent House Church Street Talgarth LD3 0BL
Received Not publishedRectory Cottage Vaynor Road Pontsarn Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TT
Received Not publishedPyrgad Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NU
Received Not publishedClos Coed Woodlands Penpont Nr. Brecon LD3 8ES
Received Not publishedNew House High Street Talgarth LD3 0PG
Received Not publishedTyn Y Fro Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HD
Received Not published2-3 Bethel Square Brecon LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedGlanyrafon Castle Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NG
Received Not publishedCourtyard Of Brecon Library Ship Street Brecon LD3 9AE
Received Not publishedCoed Hir Dol-Y-Gaer Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UR
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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