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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.
6,865 approved · 487 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brunant Farm Old Trap Road Gilwern Sir Fynwy/Monmouthshire NP7 0HW
Received Not publishedLand North Of Upper Triley Farm Triley Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 8DF
Received Not publishedCypress Cottage The Dardy Llangattock Powys NP8 1PS
Received Not publishedTalymaes Llanbedr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1SY
Received Not publishedUpper Island Llanigon Hereford Powys HR3 5QJ
Received Not publishedPlot 14 And 17 Land At South West Of Pontsticill House, Site C Land To The South Of Vaynor Road Vaynor Pontsticill Merthyr Tydifl CF48 2TT
Received Not publishedPlots 16 And 18, Site C, Land South West Of Pontsticill House Vaynor Road Vaynor Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UN
Received Not published1 Park Crescent Clydach Sir Fynwy NP7 0LR
Received Not publishedMaesyderi Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8TW
Received Not publishedChurch House Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8SD
Received Not publishedAllt Farmhouse Llansanffraed Aberhonddu Powys LD3 7YF
Received Not publishedBrecon Library Ship Street Brecon LD3 9AE
Received Not publishedBrecon Library Ship Street Brecon Powys LD3 9AE
Received Not publishedBerwyn Trecastell Brecon Powys LD3 8UH
Received Not publishedPen-yr-heol Cwm-twrch Isaf Abertawe Powys SA9 2QL
Received Not publishedCilrheol Farm Modrydd Brecon Powys LD3 8LE
Received Not publishedLlanover Estate Cpt 119 Coed Y Prior Forest Llanellen NP7 9LD
Received Not published1 Black Lion Green Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AR
Received Not publishedSt Michael's Church Cathedine Brecon Powys LD3 7SZ
Received Not publishedSt Michael's Church Cathedine Brecon Powys LD3 7SZ
Received Not publishedPowys CC Highways Depot Hay Road Talgarth Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0AW
Received Not publishedPowys CC Highways Depot Hay Road Talgarth Aberhonddu Powys LD3 0AW
Received Not publishedBolgoed Maen Farm Brecon Libanus Brecon Powys LD3 8EL
Received Not publishedPentwyn Farm Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RU
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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