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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.
12,042 approved · 1,452 refused · 660 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Maple Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AT
Received 8 Feb 2023The Lodge The Park Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AQ
Received 9 Feb 202323 St Marys Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LS
Received 9 Feb 2023Ty Ein 4 Prospect Place Anne Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9EY
Received 9 Feb 2023Boating Lake Llanfrechfa Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 10 Feb 2023Castell Y Bwch Inn Henllys Lanes R303 Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AZ
Received 10 Feb 2023The Foresters Llanover Road Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HU
Received 11 Feb 202351 Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LX
Received 13 Feb 2023Castle Hotel 94 Broad Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9ND
Received 13 Feb 20236 Soar Close Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PD
Received 13 Feb 20237 Alba Avenue Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1FS
Received 13 Feb 2023Blaenavon Ironworks North Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9RN
Received 14 Feb 2023Glanwern House Bryngwyn Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6EP
Received 14 Feb 202322 Wern Fach Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EX
Received 15 Feb 20231 Oakfield Terrace Varteg Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9DS
Received 15 Feb 2023All Saints Church Church Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 14 Feb 202321 Brynamlwg Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7HE
Received 15 Feb 202312 Gelli Fawr Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6ET
Received 16 Feb 2023Land North East Of Henllys Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HX
Received 17 Feb 2023Tir Brychiad Farm Lon Bevan Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BX
Received 20 Feb 202316 St Joseph Place Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3HH
Received 15 Feb 2023Thomas House Hanbury Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6PH
Received 20 Feb 2023Multistorey Car Park Glantorvaen Road Pontypool Torfaen
Received 21 Feb 20233 Five Houses Upper Race Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XB
Received 21 Feb 2023Records 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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