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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.
6,771 approved · 474 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Pensarn Lower Cwmtwrch Swansea SA9 2QL
Received Not publishedTy Newydd Scethrog Brecon LD3 7EQ
Received Not published5 Gilestone Cottages Talybont-On-Usk Brecon LD3 7UX
Received Not published23 The Shires Gilwern Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 0EX
Received Not publishedCantref House Cantref Brecon LD3 8LR
Received Not publishedLletty Forge Barn Llandyfan Ammanford Carmarthenshire SA18 2UB
Received Not publishedTy'r Y Wen Cymro Road Llanelly Monmouthshire NP7 0HH
Received Not publishedWaungoch Cray Brecon LD3 8TL
Received Not publishedLand Between 11 And 17 North Road North Road Brecon LD3 9DR
Received Not publishedFormer St Davids Church Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1TJ
Received Not published2 Bank Buildings Beaufort Street Crickhowell NP8 1AD
Received Not publishedTy Fry Llangorse Brecon LD3 7UL
Received Not publishedSaladin House Mill Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NW
Received Not publishedSaladin House Mill Road Llangynidr Crickhowell NP8 1NW
Received Not published11 Camden Road Brecon LD3 7BU
Received Not published32 St Davids Park Llan-Faes Brecon LD3 8EQ
Received Not publishedLinz 31 Bryn Onnen Penderyn Hirwaun CF44 9JA
Received Not publishedRock Cottage Dan Y Bont Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0DD
Received Not publishedRock Cottage Dan Y Bont Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0DD
Received Not publishedGlynllech Uchaf Farm Penycae Swansea SA9 1FJ
Received Not publishedWernfach Llanigon Hereford HR3 5QL
Received Not published2 Pencwarcoch Penycae Swansea SA9 1FE
Received Not publishedPentwyn Farm Triley Llantilio Pertholey NP7 8DE
Received Not publishedCwm Farm - Farm House Cwm Farm Access Road Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UU
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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