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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.
11,727 approved · 1,382 refused · 626 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2003 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
15 The Pastures Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SR
Received 13 May 202129 Greys Road Cwmfields Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SH
Received 13 May 2021Ysgol Panteg Station Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HP
Received 13 May 2021Broadoak Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AR
Received 14 May 2021Talocher Bungalow Ty Bwmpyn Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TR
Received 13 May 2021Llantarnam Community Primary School Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XB
Received 13 May 2021Morrisons St Davids Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DF
Received 14 May 2021Snatchwood Methodist Chapel Snatchwood Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen
Received 17 May 202154B Hillside Drive Cwmfields Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SE
Received 14 May 202184 Trinity Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1LQ
Received 14 May 202117 Twmpath Gardens Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6AU
Received 12 May 2021The Greenhouse Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP
Received 17 May 2021In Front Of A2B Barbarian House Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BB
Received 17 May 2021La Creme Patisserie Unit 216-217 Springvale Industrial Estate Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BJ
Received 18 May 202110 Dorallt Way Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HW
Received 18 May 202159 Stryd Camlas Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DJ
Received 19 May 202169 Hafod Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GJ
Received 19 May 2021Alte House Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TW
Received 19 May 2021Land Adjacent 20 Brookland Terrace Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EB
Received 19 May 2021Broomfield Cottage Middle Coedcae Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9JB
Received 20 May 2021Units 51/52 And 57/58 Llantarnam Industrial Estate Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AW
Received 20 May 2021Rothingdean 101 Usk Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AF
Received 20 May 2021Dalkeith Varteg Road Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7PZ
Received 21 May 202119 Hillcrest Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7SJ
Received 24 May 2021Records 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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