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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 · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,954 approved · 1,074 refused · 545 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 2004 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Glenville Station Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JJ
Received 24 Jan 20187 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PN
Received 25 Jan 2018Usk Vale Site Mamhilad Park Estate Mamhilad Pontypool NP4 8AA
Received 25 Jan 2018Land At The Old Furnace Crumlin Road, Pontypool
Received 26 Jan 2018Cwmbran Bus Station Cwmbran Centre Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QX
Received 26 Jan 2018Oriental Gardens II Station Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1NZ
Received 25 Jan 2018Chapel House George Street Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PA
Received 29 Jan 2018Lower Bridge Street Pontypool Torfaen
Received 30 Jan 2018207 Ashford Close South Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2BE
Received 29 Jan 20187 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PN
Received 30 Jan 20184 Moyle Grove Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GP
Received 31 Jan 2018Camelot 31 Thornhill Road Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5TF
Received 31 Jan 201810 Heol Beuno New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QU
Received 31 Jan 201871 Bryn Eglwys Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2LF
Received 1 Feb 2018Rivendell Valentine Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QD
Received 1 Feb 2018Land Between East View And Canal Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 1 Feb 201818 Princes Walk New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PF
Received 31 Jan 201816 Manorbier Drive Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TQ
Received 4 Feb 20188 Thistle Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JD
Received 5 Feb 20189 Ambryn Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NJ
Received 6 Feb 201889 High Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9PT
Received 6 Feb 20181 Broome Path St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4ND
Received 6 Feb 2018Flat 53 Windsor Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY
Received 7 Feb 20189 Wayfield Crescent Northville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1NJ
Received 7 Feb 2018Records 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 Torfaen County Borough Council, 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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