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.
6,812 approved · 484 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Plot 8 Springfields Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HA
Received Not publishedLand At Gipsy Castle Lane Hay-on-Wye HP3 5PW
Received Not publishedBryn Gilwern Energy Park Substation To The Proposed Towy Usk Switching Station
Received Not publishedLan Fawr Energy Park Southeast Of Llandewi Brefi Ceredigion SY25 6PE
Received Not publishedTarcoola Mill Green Brecon Powys LD3 9BA
Received Not publishedSedgemoor Ffawyddog Crickhowell Powys NP8 1PY
Received Not publishedAbercamlais Arms (first Floor Flat) Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8PH
Received Not publishedThe Nestlings Blaenavon Road Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9NY
Received Not publishedLand North Of Brecon Road Crickhowell NP8 1DG
Received Not published5A Lion Street Brecon Powys LD3 7AU
Received Not publishedStables Hotel Crickhowell Powys NP8 1LE
Received Not published5 Park Drive Llangattock Crickhowell NP8 1PP
Received Not publishedVancouver Standard Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BP
Received Not published1 Evans Row Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UB
Received Not publishedUsk Reservoir embankment downstream face
Received Not published63 Camden Road Brecon Powys LD3 7RT
Received Not publishedLot1, OS Parcels Of Land 306 And 307 Pencaecrwn Cwmdu Crickhowell Powys Powys NP8 1RW
Received Not publishedCwmgwdi Ffrwdgrech Brecon Powys LD3 8LG
Received Not publishedLand North Of Brecon Road Crickhowell NP8 1DG
Received Not published1 Pantyffynon Abercrave Swansea Powys SA9 1TL
Received Not publishedLower Penybryn Talgarth Powys LD3 0EE
Received Not publishedPrimrose Farm Cottage Primrose House Farm Felindre Brecon Powys LD3 0ST
Received Not publishedBolgoed Maen Farm Brecon Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedNant Mithil Energy Park, Approx 9km East Of Llandrindod Wells
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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