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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.
15,227 approved · 1,847 refused · 928 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1997 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Penygarn Heights Penygarn Rd Trevethin Pontypool
Received 15 Jan 2014Hollytree Cottage Mill Lane Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SH
Received 26 Jun 2014The Greyhound Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JJ
Received 23 Jun 20141 To 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Cam CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 21 Aug 20142 To 11, 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 Sirhowy CRT Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5UQ
Received 21 Aug 2014L& Adj Fensaler Sluvad Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0SX
Received 2 Aug 201430 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PS
Received 2 Aug 2014Lowl&S CRT Lowl&S Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1RF
Received 1 Aug 2014Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran NP44 7AR
Received 1 Aug 2014Beech Meadow House Sluvad Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TA
Received 21 May 2014Recycling Facility Little Mill Brickworks Access Road Cwmoody Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0HD
Received 20 May 2014Ty Bach St Dials Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3NZ
Received 20 May 2014Second Floor National Westminster Bank Chambers Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6NN
Received 17 Dec 2014Second Floor National Westminster Bank Chambers Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6NN
Received 17 Dec 2014Talywain Cottage Shop Rd Cwmavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7RU
Received 15 Dec 201423 Ambryn Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NJ
Received 11 Dec 2014L& At The Green Opp The Folly Tram Lane Llanfrechfa Cwnbran
Received 10 Dec 2014110 Elgam Ave Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9QT
Received 5 Aug 2014Rear Of 12-20 Oaklands Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 5 Aug 2014Pettingale 19 Ruth Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QJ
Received 5 Aug 2014Emily Rose Vintage 50 Windsor Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY
Received 5 Jul 201424 Ty Mynydd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1NU
Received 17 Jun 2014Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 16 Jun 2014Pontypool Rugby Football Club Pontypool Park Pontypool NP4 6JF
Received 13 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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