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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.
6,882 approved · 489 refused · 572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Fferm Wynt Lluest Y Gwynt Wind Farm Close To The Village Of Ponterwyd East Of Aberystwyth Ceredigion
Received Not publishedCantref Reservoir Cwmtaf Merthyr Tydfil Powys
Received Not publishedCwmdu Caravan And Camping Site Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RU
Received Not published1 Black Lion Green Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AR
Received Not publishedTalgarth Wastewater Treatment Works
Received Not publishedLand East Of Coed Y Bryn Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0DF
Received Not publishedHay On Wye Sewerage Pumping Station Hay On Wye HR3 5DE
Received Not published50 Camden Road Brecon Powys LD3 7RT
Received Not publishedThe Old School Field Centre Heol Callwen Penycae Abertawe Powys SA9 1GR
Received Not published44 Camden Crescent Brecon Powys LD3 7BY
Received Not publishedPont Esgob Farm Fforest Coalpit Monmouthshire NP7 7LS
Received Not publishedPont Esgob Farm Fforest Coalpit Monmouthshire NP7 7LS
Received Not publishedCoed Y Rhaiadr Forest Block Coelbren
Received Not published5 Penybont Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9RA
Received Not publishedBlaen-y-Garth Farm Blaen-y-Garth Access Road Pant Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2UY
Received Not publishedJunes Wool Shop 45A Lion Street Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 5AA
Received Not publishedThe Coach House Cynghordy Llanhamlach Brecon Powys LD3 7EX
Received Not publishedLand In Vicinity Of Blaenowe Farm Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny Powys NP7 7LS
Received Not publishedPenrhiw Gwynfe Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9PU
Received Not publishedPenllergaer Estate Bryn-Bach Road Pontlliw Swansea SA4 9ED
Received Not publishedLlangattock Recreation Ground + Legar Field Hillside Road Llangattock
Received Not publishedTalybont Market Station Road Tal-y-bont Ar Wysg Brecon Powys LD3 7XX
Received Not publishedLand Adj To Tall Trees Waenllapria Llanelly Hill Monmouthshire NP7 0PS
Received Not publishedPen Y Cae Farm Pontpren Penderyn Hirwaun Rhondda Cynon Taff CF44 0SJ
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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