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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.
14,811 approved · 1,793 refused · 911 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 1998 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Coil Products Division Panteg Po Box 1 Griffithstown Pontypool
Received 13 Mar 2015Upland House North Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9RQ
Received 13 Mar 2015Terfyn Cerrig Varteg Rd Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8UG
Received 27 Jan 2015Llanyravon CRT Nursing Home Llanfrechfa Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HT
Received 2 Feb 2015Bramble Cottage 24 Harpers Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QQ
Received 30 Jan 20156 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 30 Jan 2015Land Adjacent T0 Vine Cottage Garth Road Ty Coch Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AB
Received 30 Jan 2015St Michael Churchyard Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AE
Received 30 Jan 2015The Learning Zone Upper Cwmbran Rd Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1SN
Received 29 Jan 201527 Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AD
Received 28 Jan 2015Former Crownbridge SCH Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Torfaen NP4 5YW
Received 27 Jan 2015The Rose & Crown Victoria St Old Cwmbran Gwent
Received 3 Sept 2015164 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PQ
Received 26 Aug 20151 Llanyravon SQ Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HS
Received 26 Aug 20151 Llanyravon SQ Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HS
Received 26 Aug 2015L& To The Rear Of The Pottery Public Hse Llanover Rd Blaenavon NP4 9HT
Received 3 Dec 2014Rhiwbina Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AP
Received 26 Aug 201493 Elgam Ave Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9QU
Received 26 Aug 2014Brdhurst The Park Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9AQ
Received 26 Aug 2014L& Nr Henllys Church Henllys Cwmbran
Received 26 Aug 2014L& At South Sebastopol Pontypool
Received 26 Aug 20141, 4, 5, 7, 9 To 12,18,19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 54,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 81, 83, 84, 85, 89, 94, 95, 96 Rhymney Court Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 21 Aug 20143 4 5 6 9 10 17 19 23 Perry CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 21 Aug 2014Graigwen Plasycoed Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6QH
Received 19 May 2014Records 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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