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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.
15,263 approved · 1,848 refused · 929 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
6 Barnfield Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1TN
Received 19 May 201565 The Woodl&S Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8BS
Received 26 Sept 2014Cherry Tree Cottage Twissells Rd Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BW
Received 24 Sept 201433 Union Street Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7EW
Received 18 Jun 2014St Dials Infant SCH Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran Henllys Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4HB
Received 1 Jul 2014Autocentres Ltd Ty Coch Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7EZ
Received 30 Jun 201464 High Street Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7AF
Received 30 Jun 201411 Plantation Drive Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AN
Received 30 Jun 2014Dave's Body Shop Cwmavon Rd Abersychan Pontypool NP4 8PP
Received 30 Jun 2014Viridor Waste Management South Pontypool Ind Park New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LS
Received 22 Oct 2014St John's Church Stanley Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen
Received 8 Apr 2014Plot 2 Gwent Bungalow Site Old Furnace Crumlin Road Pontypool
Received 9 Apr 2014Redundant Barn LWR Penlasgarn Trevethin Pontypool NP4 8TR
Received 12 Mar 2014The Rowans Craig Rd Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5YY
Received 8 Apr 201411 Avon PL Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SZ
Received 8 Apr 2014Recycling Facility Little Mill Brickworks Access Road Cwmoody Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0HD
Received 7 Apr 2014Morgans Of Usk Ontario Works Pontyfelin Ind Est New Inn Pontypool NP4 0DQ
Received 16 Apr 2015Yard C1B Avondale Way Avondale Business Park Cwmbran NP44 1XE
Received 29 Sept 2014111 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LU
Received 26 Sept 2014The Rowans Craig Rd Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5YY
Received 13 Jun 2014Rear Of 1 Woodley Hses Llanover Rd Blaenavon NP4 HX
Received 12 Jun 2014357 Llantarnam Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BN
Received 12 Jun 2014Threepenny Bit Community Centre Deer Brook Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SX
Received 11 Jun 2014Bethlehem Congregational Church Broad Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NE
Received 10 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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