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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.
6,783 approved · 475 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Danycastell Presbyterian Church Heol Y Castell Crughywel Powys NP8 1AP
Received Not publishedNant Y Fedwen Forest Block Coelbren
Received Not published44 Camden Crescent Brecon Powys LD3 7BY
Received Not publishedAnnex Building To The Rear Of Watton Mount Lion Street Brecon LD3 7AU
Received Not publishedNational Westminster Bank Oxford Road Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys
Received Not publishedPantmeinog Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9HA
Received Not publishedOld Community Centre School Lane Gilwern Abergavenny NP7 0AT
Received Not publishedLlwyn-Onn Barn Ystradfellte Aberdare Powys CF44 9JD
Received Not publishedLlwyn-Onn Barn Ystradfellte Aberdare Powys CF44 9JD
Received Not publishedBlaenrheon Penpont Aberhonddu Powys LD3 8ES
Received Not publishedLand Forming Part Of Pen Cae'r Lan Farm Seven Sisters Neath SA10 9EP
Received Not published25 High Street Superior Brecon Powys LD3 7LA
Received Not published25 High Street Superior Brecon Powys LD3 7LA
Received Not publishedSennybridge Sawmills Defynnog Road Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8RS
Received Not publishedLlangenny Stables Glangrwyney Crickhowell Powys NP8 1EU
Received Not published10 Orchard Street Llanfaes Brecon Powys LD3 8AN
Received Not publishedCilfodig Llangors Brecon Powys LD3 7UD
Received Not publishedMaestorglwyd Old House Middle Maestorglwyd Llanigon Hay On Wye HR3 5QL
Received Not publishedMaestorglwyd Old House Middle Maestorglwyd Llanigon Hay On Wye HR3 5QL
Received Not publishedGarreg Fawr Energy Park (Approximately 3 Km West And North-east Of Llanfihangel) Nant Bran, Brecon, Powys LD3 9NA
Received Not publishedHazel Merthyr Road Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9PT
Received Not publishedGobpwllau Llangenny Crickhowell NP8 1HF
Received Not published25 Derwen Deg Close Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9RJ
Received Not publishedNew Court Farm New Court Lane Llantilio Pertholey Sir Fynwy NP7 8AU
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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