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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.
15,025 approved · 1,828 refused · 918 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Internacionale Retail Ltd 14 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PW
Received 13 Jul 20153 Llanover Rd Est Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HP
Received 15 Apr 201514 Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JF
Received 1 Jul 201413 Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JF
Received 1 Jul 2014Hafodyrynys Woodl& Nr Pontypool Torfaen
Received 30 Jun 2014Unit 12 Ty Coch Ind Est Ty Coch Way Cwmbran NP44 7HB
Received 7 Apr 2014The Celtic Manor Resort The Coldra Newport NP18 1HQ
Received 7 Apr 201410 Usk Vale CRT New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AS
Received 4 Apr 2014Unit 6 Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RL
Received 4 Apr 20141,24 To 13, 15 16 18 19 20 21 25 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 43 45 46 48 52 54 60 63 65 67 70 73 Usk CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 21 Aug 2014Builders Yard Waterloo Rd Talywain Pontypool
Received 11 Aug 2014L& Adj Unit 11 Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 21 Aug 2014Tesco LWR Bridge St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JU
Received 20 Aug 20149 Thistle Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JD
Received 29 Apr 201425 & 26 Daffodil CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JG
Received 8 Jul 2015Dunroamin Hse Virginia Park Farm Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5LA
Received 7 Jul 2015New Inn SCH Hse The Highway New Inn Pontypool NP4 0PH
Received 7 Jul 201532 The Links Pontypool NP4 8DG
Received 7 Jul 201520 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LT
Received 7 Jul 2015Sports Pavilion Oaklands Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GX
Received 28 Apr 201460 Bryn Eglwys Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2LE
Received 28 Apr 2014Belle Vue Nursery Belle Vue Rd Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LF
Received 28 Apr 2014Tamarind Restaurant Cwmynyscoy Road Cwmynscoy Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SG
Received 28 Apr 2014Tamarind Restaurant Cwmynyscoy Road Cwmynscoy Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SG
Received 28 Apr 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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