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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.
12,089 approved · 1,457 refused · 664 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Stables Llanover Road Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HU
Received 1 Jun 2023Foundry Cottages Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5JQ
Received 6 Jun 202340 Heol Deiniol New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0RE
Received 5 Jun 202313 Pinetree Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0RS
Received 11 Jun 2023Lower Little Beili-glas Farm Denbridge Road Cwmavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8XJ
Received 12 Jun 2023Llantarnam Hall Malpas Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP20 6QB
Received 13 Jun 202330 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PS
Received 15 Jun 2023Pontnewynydd Cricket Club Pentrepiod Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6RP
Received 15 Jun 202330 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PS
Received 15 Jun 20236 Hafod Gardens Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GE
Received 15 Jun 2023Springfield Cottage 7 Harpers Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QG
Received 16 Jun 20232 Lodge Wood New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8EQ
Received 17 Jun 2023Triangle 1 Hand Farm Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0RD
Received 20 Jun 2023Lyndale Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AE
Received 20 Jun 202316 Mere Path Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SL
Received 21 Jun 20237 Lyncroft Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SJ
Received 21 Jun 2023Brynderwen Old Lane Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DG
Received 23 Jun 2023Land To The North Of Llanover Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9HU
Received 22 Jun 2023Cwmbran Station Somerset Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QX
Received 20 Jun 2023Parking Area Opposite 37 Court Road Court Road Industrial Estate Llantarnam NP44 3AS
Received 23 Jun 202320 Lower Garn Terrace Garn Yr Erw Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9SF
Received 23 Jun 2023Changing Room Cwmbran Celtic Football Club Henllys Way St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3YS
Received 26 Jun 20231B Woodland Street St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AH
Received 27 Jun 2023Glengariff Court Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 27 Jun 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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