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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.
10,295 approved · 1,136 refused · 560 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 2004 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
23 Greenwood Drive Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EA
Received 10 Mar 2020Upper Level 17-22 The Parade Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QR
Received 12 Mar 2020144 Parc Panteg Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5YL
Received 13 Mar 20207 Maes Y Rhiw Court Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5HA
Received 16 Mar 202060 Turnpike Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AQ
Received 11 Mar 20201 Llyswen Walk Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8JH
Received 17 Mar 202013 Plas Ty Coch Oakfield Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3EB
Received 17 Mar 2020Banff Springs 105 Hafod Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GJ
Received 18 Mar 2020The Colliers High Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6HB
Received 18 Mar 2020Parkway Hotel And Spa Cwmbran Drive Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3UW
Received 18 Mar 2020Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw Folly Road Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JD
Received 18 Mar 2020201 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BG
Received 19 Mar 20206 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LR
Received 19 Mar 2020Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw Folly Road Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JD
Received 19 Mar 202030 North Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2EN
Received 23 Mar 2020136 Brynhyfryd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2LX
Received 25 Mar 202013 Clapham Terrace Forgeside Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9DE
Received 26 Mar 2020Land West Of Varteg Road
Received 26 Mar 2020Land West Of Varteg Road
Received 26 Mar 202070 Brynhyfryd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2EU
Received 29 Mar 20201-4 Market Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9ET
Received 30 Mar 2020Ty Michael Cottage Ty Michael Farm Cwmavon Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9DZ
Received 30 Mar 2020The Laurels Lower Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QH
Received 30 Mar 2020Playings Fields At The Junction Of Upper Cwmbran And Thornhill Road Upper Cwmbran Road Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 31 Mar 2020Records 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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