Brecon Beacons National Park planning approval rate
Brecon Beacons National Park council approved 90.4% of planning applications and refused 9.6%, based on 13,083 decisions analysed. Ranked 123rd out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
90.4%
overall approval rate
Planning in Brecon Beacons National Park?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Brecon Beacons National Park. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Brecon Beacons National Park — mined from 13,083 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Brecon Beacons National Park. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Brecon Beacons National Park
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Brecon Beacons National Park, showing how the council decides real applications.
Outline planning for one detached dwelling. · Not Available · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Minor amendment pursuant to planning application 25/23646/FUL - add a window to · Not Available · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Extension to existing slurry store · Not Available · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Brecon Beacons National Park, 1 in 10 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Brecon Beacons National Park
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Brecon Beacons National Park
What is the planning approval rate in Brecon Beacons National Park?
Based on 13,083 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Brecon Beacons National Park approved 90.4% of applications and refused 9.6%. The council is ranked 123rd out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Brecon Beacons National Park have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Brecon Beacons National Park vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Brecon Beacons National Park?
The most common planning application types in Brecon Beacons National Park are: Full (7,422 decisions, 89.3% approved), Discharge of Conditions (1,833, 96.2%), and Other (1,177, 87.0%).
How long does a planning application take in Brecon Beacons National Park?
Planning applications in Brecon Beacons National Park take an average of 13.3 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 12,922 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Brecon Beacons National Park decides approximately 2,180 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Brecon Beacons National Park?
You can search planning applications in Brecon Beacons National Park directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 13,083 historical decisions in Brecon Beacons National Park to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Brecon Beacons National Park calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Brecon Beacons National Park's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.