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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.
11,984 approved · 1,438 refused · 653 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Jerusalem Lane New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NR
Received 11 Aug 2022Canal Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 11 Aug 202221 Laburnum Drive Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EL
Received 11 Aug 202229 Camrose Walk St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4NW
Received 11 Aug 2022The Gables 60 Turnpike Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AQ
Received 12 Aug 202211 Alder Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0DF
Received 12 Aug 2022162 Parc Panteg Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5YN
Received 15 Aug 2022New Bridgend Inn Greenhill Road Woodside Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3DQ
Received 10 Aug 2022New Bridgend Inn Greenhill Road Woodside Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3DQ
Received 15 Aug 2022Penycae Cottages 2 Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PZ
Received 15 Aug 2022Mountain View Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QE
Received 15 Aug 2022Rhiw Ffranc House School Road Pentwyn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7TJ
Received 11 Aug 2022Premier Stores Leadon Court Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 16 Aug 202223 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 17 Aug 2022New Bridgend Inn Greenhill Road Woodside Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3DQ
Received 15 Aug 2022Ailsa Leigh Road Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8HY
Received 16 Aug 2022Tiffins Indian Buffet Leisure@cwmbran Glyndwr Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QS
Received 17 Aug 202248 Station Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JJ
Received 18 Aug 2022Stables House The Park Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AQ
Received 18 Aug 20222 Pearl House Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL
Received 18 Aug 20222 Pearl House Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL
Received 18 Aug 2022Unit 4B Lockgate Retail Park Cwmbran Drive Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JQ
Received 19 Aug 2022Kinnock Court Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 16 Aug 2022Land At Foundry Cottages, Station Road, Griffithstown, Pontypool, NP4 5LX
Received 17 Aug 2022Records 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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