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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.
6,918 approved · 493 refused · 582 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Y Fron Maesygwartha Road Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 0EP
Received Not publishedGreat Porthamel Talgarth Brecon Powys LD3 0DL
Received Not publishedRhiangoll Cottage Cwm-du Crickhowell Powys NP8 1RY
Received Not publishedTgal Business Centre Brecon Powys LD3 7DA
Received Not publishedPantywal Farm Penycae Abertawe Powys SA9 1GH
Received Not published3 Vale View Pont Nedd Fechan Castell-nedd Powys SA11 5UN
Received Not published4 Belle Vue Gardens Brecon Powys LD3 7NY
Received Not publishedStudio At Castle Cottage Castle Cottage Llanhamlach Aberhonddu Powys LD3 7PZ
Received Not publishedMorrisons Brecon Powys LD3 7SE
Received Not published2 Penybont Llanvihangel Crucorney Sir Fynwy NP7 8DD
Received Not published7 Lion Street Bethel Square Brecon Powys LD3 7JP
Received Not publishedThe Stables Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HU
Received Not publishedTanylan Woodland Creation Bethlehem SA19 9DP
Received Not publishedEly Tower Castle Square Brecon Powys LD3 9DJ
Received Not publishedUpper Dulas Cusop Dingle Cusop Herefordshire HR3 5RD
Received Not publishedEly Tower Castle Square Brecon Powys LD3 9DJ
Received Not publishedOnnen Fawr Crai Brecon Powys LD3 8PY
Received Not published8 Fairhome Gilwern Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 0BA
Received Not publishedFar End Llangynidr Crickhowell Powys NP8 1NS
Received Not published24 Charles St Brecon LD4 7HF
Received Not publishedMorrisons Brecon Powys LD3 7SE
Received Not published20 Penygarn Pontsticill Merthyr Tydfil CF48 2TY
Received Not publishedThe Olde Plough Hillside Road Llangattock Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HU
Received Not publishedCwm Uchaf Farm Oak Lane Llanellen Monmouthshire NP7 9LD
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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