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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.
6,778 approved · 474 refused · 558 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Of Former Community Centre Off Oxford Road (B4348) Hay On Wye
Received Not publishedHolding North Of Church Farm Llanelly Gilwern NP7 0HG
Received Not published88 Hoggan Park Brecon LD3 9AQ
Received Not published10 Everest Drive Crickhowell NP8 1DH
Received Not publishedPenrose Cottage Twyn Allwys Road Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RT
Received Not publishedStreet Record Wenallt Lane Twyn Wenallt Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0HN
Received Not publishedThe Rising Sun Campsite Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8DL
Received Not publishedLand Adjacent To Pont Nichol Tredustan Talgarth LD3 0PN
Received Not publishedTy To Maen Ancient Road Llanover Monmouthshire NP7 9ES
Received Not published3A Oakfield Drive Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DR
Received Not published20 Pencommin Estate Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LT
Received Not publishedLand Adjoining Maesyffynnon House Pontsticill Merthyr CF48 2UG
Received Not publishedCellar Farm Trallong Brecon LD3 8HD
Received Not publishedCroesfach Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1SU
Received Not publishedGlynmercher Uchaf Farm Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Sa11 5US
Received Not publishedPlot Adjoining The Laurels Dragon Lane Govilon NP7 9PG
Received Not publishedTymawr Farm Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8NH
Received Not publishedPlot 5 Ysgol Thomas Stephens Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Powys SA11 5UW
Received Not publishedOld Rectory Barn Old Rectory Farmhouse Maesygwartha Road Maesygwartha Gilwern NP7 0EY
Received Not publishedStone Building On Plot Of Land Glannant Myddfai Llandovery
Received Not publishedTreatment Works Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UP
Received Not publishedAbertillery Wind Farm (Land Between Abertillery And Abersychan)
Received Not publishedDanydarren Farm Mythyr Tydfil CF48 2HP
Received Not published37 Pendre Close Brecon Powys LD3 9EW
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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