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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.
15,163 approved · 1,837 refused · 926 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 1998 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
32 Dorallt Way Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HW
Received 28 Nov 201436 Bryn Celyn Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1JW
Received 3 Dec 2014The Pharmacy Old Post Office Building St Luke's Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool NP4 6SU
Received 31 Jul 201464 Stafford Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LG
Received 18 Jun 20154 & 6 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DZ
Received 18 Jun 2015Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 18 Jun 20152 York CL Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5HL
Received 19 Mar 2014132 Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LT
Received 19 Aug 201431 Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AZ
Received 18 Aug 2014Avesta 2 Parc Panteg Pontypool.
Received 18 Aug 201423 Beaumaris Drive Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8JA
Received 18 Aug 2014L& West Of Cwmbran Drive South Sebastopol Pontypool
Received 15 Aug 2014L& West Of Cwmbran Drive South Sebastopol Cwmbran/Pontypool
Received 13 Aug 2014Flats At Bronllys PL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 13 Aug 2014Ger Y Nant Coed Eva Mill Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7EU
Received 16 Apr 20147 Old Queen St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NG
Received 15 Apr 2014Plot Adjacent To 69 Station Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1NZ
Received 14 Apr 2014Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 12 Mar 2014Nant Ddu Farm Ty Bwmpyn Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TR
Received 14 Apr 2014Gwent Wholesale Ltd Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BH
Received 10 Apr 2014The Arches Garage Conway Terrace Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2JX
Received 23 Apr 201436 Fountain Road Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8HU
Received 25 Jun 201437 Pant Y Rheol CL Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JX
Received 25 Jun 2014The Greyhound Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JJ
Received 23 Jun 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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