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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.
6,800 approved · 482 refused · 564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Adj To Vedw Farm Cwmdu Ffawyddog NP8 1RU
Received Not published15 The Shires Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EX
Received Not publishedAshgrove Penpont Brecon Powys LD3 8PB
Received Not publishedThe Orchard Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedFormer Agricultural Store Llanspyddid Brecon Powys LD3 8EF
Received Not publishedCoed Y Twyn Pentwyn Lane Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RW
Received Not publishedBedlwyngoch Crai Brecon Powys LD3 8YR
Received Not publishedLittle Stanton Farm Stanton Road Stanton Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 7NB
Received Not publishedCounty Primary School Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedOaklands House Hillside Road Llangatwg Crughywel Powys NP8 1LD
Received Not publishedNational Westminster Bank 27 High Street Superior Brecon Powys LD3 7LA
Received Not publishedNational Westminster Bank 27 High Street Superior Brecon Powys LD3 7LA
Received Not publishedTwr Mihangel Llanvihangel Crucorney Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedHolly Bush Myddfai Llandovery Carmarthenshire SA20 0NX
Received Not publishedGarth House Pencelli Brecon Powys LD3 7LX
Received Not publishedThe Co-operative The Square Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0BW
Received Not publishedFfrwdgrech Lodge Ffrwdgrech Brecon Powys LD3 8LB
Received Not publishedFfynnon Gron Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1PY
Received Not publishedCwmdu Caravan And Camping Site Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RU
Received Not publishedFfrwdgrech Lodge Ffrwdgrech Brecon Powys LD3 8LB
Received Not publishedFire Station Brecon Road Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 5DY
Received Not publishedB4558 County Road From 40M North-west Of Crickhowell Bridge To A4077 Adjacent To Vine Tree Junction And 365M Length Of The C0136 Hillside Road From The A4077 To Southern Extents Adjacent To Dukes Yard House.
Received Not publishedHope Presbyterian Chapel Lancaster Arms Cul-de-sac Pandy Sir Fynwy NP7 8DW
Received Not publishedBailea Farmhouse Ty Mawr Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EB
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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