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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.
6,913 approved · 490 refused · 578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ty Asch Folly Lane Mamhilad Sir Fynwy NP4 8RB
Received Not publishedTanylan Woodland Creation Bethlehem SA19 9DP
Received Not publishedCefn Dryscoed Water Treatment Works Pontneddfechan SA11 5UP
Received Not published20 Ffynnonau Crickhowell NP8 1DB
Received Not publishedBrynheulog Pont Nedd Fechan Neath Powys SA11 5UG
Received Not publishedTygwyn Fawr Bethlehem Road Llandeilo Carmarthenshire SA19 6US
Received Not publishedTygwyn Fawr Bethlehem Road Llandeilo Carmarthenshire SA19 6US
Received Not publishedPentwyn Farm Pant Coedprior Llanellen Sir Fynwy NP7 9LB
Received Not publishedSennybridge Cp School Defynnog Road Sennybridge Brecon Powys LD3 8RS
Received Not publishedLlangenny Lane, Opposite Lavender House Llangenny Lane Crickhowell NP8 1AN
Received Not publishedTyrywen Forest Coal Pit Y Fenni Monmouthshire NP7 7LP
Received Not publishedPen Y Wigon Fawr Trecastell Brecon Powys LD3 8UR
Received Not publishedGreat House Farm Great House Lane Triley Llantilio Pertholey Sir Fynwy NP7 6PB
Received Not publishedPen Y Dre Farm Llanvihangel Crucorney Abergavenny NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedPen Y Dre Farm Llanvihangel Crucorney Monmouthshire NP7 8DH
Received Not publishedCapel Jerusalem Gwynfe Carmarthenshire SA19 9RB
Received Not publishedCapel Jerusalem Gwynfe Carmarthenshire SA19 9RB
Received Not publishedTy Ffawydden 6 Captain's Field Llanfrynach Brecon Powys LD3 7BD
Received Not publishedDevelopment Land North Of Gipsy Castle Lane Y Gelli Gandryll Hereford Powys HR3 5PW
Received Not publishedBlaen Nant Pencelli Brecon Powys LD3 7DQ
Received Not publishedTyclai Llangors Aberhonddu/Brecon Powys LD3 7TR
Received Not published00039 Hemley Bridge Llangorse
Received Not publishedSt Mary's Church St Marys Street Brecon Powys LD3 7AA
Received Not publishedSt Mary's Church (Church Code 5995) St Marys Street Brecon Powys LD3 7AA
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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