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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.
11,743 approved · 1,384 refused · 626 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
32 Grayson Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3GD
Received 24 May 2021Henllys Way Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JA
Received 23 May 202170 Beaumaris Drive Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HY
Received 24 May 2021Penyrheol Farm Cwrdy Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XZ
Received 25 May 202161 Laburnum Drive New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0EY
Received 24 May 2021Torfaen Learning Zone St Davids Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DF
Received 25 May 2021Hartland 118 Ashford Close North Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2BL
Received 25 May 2021Ty Celyn Penymynydd Penyrheol Road Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XZ
Received 26 May 202126 Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AD
Received 24 May 2021The Aucklands 140 Golf Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LY
Received 26 May 2021Stables House The Park Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AQ
Received 27 May 202114-20 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 28 May 2021Chaintree Cottage Prescoch Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XS
Received 27 May 2021Kampala Park Gardens Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8DB
Received 1 Jun 2021120 Henllys Way St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4HA
Received 1 Jun 2021Grange Road Kebab Van Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 28 May 20215 Briers Gate Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EE
Received 2 Jun 20211 Parc Panteg Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5YH
Received 1 Jun 202119 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JR
Received 2 Jun 20216 Snatchwood View Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TZ
Received 3 Jun 2021Glyn View 1 Club Road Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BH
Received 2 Jun 2021Sunhill 131 Golf Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LY
Received 3 Jun 2021Land At Mynydd Llanhilleth Common
Received 3 Jun 2021105 Elgam Avenue Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9QT
Received 3 Jun 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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