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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.
6,790 approved · 480 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Penygarn Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TY
Received Not publishedThe Cottage Maesygwartha Road Maesygwartha Monmouthshire NP7 0EU
Received Not publishedCwrt-y-gollen Camp Deans Drive Cwrt Y Gollen Crickhowell Powys NP8 1TH
Received Not publishedLand Adj To Vedw Farm Cwmdu NP8 1RU
Received Not published2 Bank Buildings Beaufort Street Crickhowell Powys NP8 1AD
Received Not published4 Belle Vue Road Brecon Powys LD3 7NE
Received Not publishedGlyn Pedr Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SR
Received Not publishedGlyn Pedr Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SR
Received Not publishedLand South-West Of Pontsticill House (Site C) Pontsticill CF48 2UN
Received Not publishedCapel Talsarn Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9YW
Received Not publishedLand North Of Penlan Playing Fields Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedVarious Points Along The Monmouthshire And Brecon Canal
Received Not publishedOld Rectory Barn Old Rectory Farmhouse Maesygwartha Road Maesygwartha Sir Fynwy NP7 0EY
Received Not published10 Dan Y Coed Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UA
Received Not publishedBarn Adjoining Upper House Saron Road Penperlleni Pontypool
Received Not published12 Parc Tarell Llan-faes Brecon Powys LD3 8DX
Received Not published35 Dan Y Coed Clydach Monmouthshire NP7 0LS
Received Not published3 Cwrt Mihangel Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedDering Lines Brecon Powys LD3 7RA
Received Not publishedLand North West Of Daren Uchaf Cwmyoy Abergavenny NP7 7NG
Received Not publishedLock 66 Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Near Llangynidr NP8 1ND
Received Not published5 Church Road Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9PY
Received Not published1 High Street Inferior Brecon Powys LD3 7AG
Received Not published1 Penygarn Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil Ua CF48 2TY
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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