Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,937 approved · 498 refused · 586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lock Cottage Groesfford Brecon Powys LD3 7UY
Received Not published12 Bridge Street Llanfaes Brecon Powys LD3 8AH
Received Not publishedFlat 7 & Flat 8 Court View Hoggan Park Brecon LD3 9TJ
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear Of Hope House Church Lane Govilon Nr Abergavenny NP7 9RP
Received Not publishedMiradale 3 Orchard Lane Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BU
Received Not published7 Llanwenarth View Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9PL
Received Not publishedLime Grove Llanbedr Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1BY
Received Not publishedBrunant Farm Old Trap Road Gilwern Sir Fynwy NP7 0HW
Received Not publishedThe Beeches School Lane Govilon Sir Fynwy NP7 9RH
Received Not publishedGurnos Bethlehem Llangadog Sir Gar SA19 9DT
Received Not publishedPendarren House Outdoor Education Centre Llangenni Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HE
Received Not publishedLlwyn Celyn Farm Cymyoy Monmouthshire NP7 7NE
Received Not publishedBlaenowe Farm Five Ways Fforest Coalpit Abergavenny NP7 7LS
Received Not publishedMaes Pant Llangadog Carmarthenshire SA19 9UP
Received Not publishedClun Gwyn Viewpoint Sgwd Clun-Gwyn Waterfall Afon Mellte Neath
Received Not published1 Pantyffynon Penycae Powys SA9 1TL
Received Not publishedKeswick Brecon Road Hay-on-wye Hereford Powys HR3 5PJ
Received Not publishedDenecroft 4 Glanmoor Gilwern Sir Fynwy NP7 0DT
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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