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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.
14,176 approved · 1,710 refused · 874 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jan 2000 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Gilwern Farm CL Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1QW
Received 20 Feb 2015Hillside Junior & Infant School Upper Hill Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9NN
Received 27 Nov 2014L& At Hafodarthen Llanhilleth Abertillery
Received 13 Nov 201449 Maendy Wood Rise Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1JY
Received 24 Nov 2014Virginia Park Farm Ty Canol Cwmbran NP44 2WN
Received 19 Nov 2014Former Hollybush SCH Ton Rd Cwmbran NP44 7LE
Received 21 Nov 2014Unit 12 Ty Coch Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HG
Received 30 Sept 2014Apollo Service Station Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BG
Received 20 Aug 2014Seren Fach Nursery School Close Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GA
Received 20 Aug 2014Water Treatment Products Ltd Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RL
Received 20 Aug 2014S C Morgans Garage Stable Lane Cae White Blaenavon
Received 8 Aug 20147 John Fielding Gardens Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JJ
Received 19 Aug 2014The Grove Grove Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6RX
Received 19 Aug 201414 Dorallt CL Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EY
Received 29 Aug 201454/55 BRD St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NH
Received 28 Aug 2014Ivy Cottage Valentine Rd Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QW
Received 29 Aug 2014Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 29 Aug 20145 Edlogan SQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NR
Received 27 Aug 20144 Thistle Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JD
Received 29 Aug 2014Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 27 Aug 2014Former Cold Stores Court Road Industrial Estate Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 26 Aug 2014Autumn View 2 Varteg Tce Shop Rd Cwmavon Pontypool Torfaen
Received 13 Apr 2015Henllys Village Road Henllys Cwmbran NP44 6SZ
Received 2 Jun 2016Church Cottage Church Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AU
Received 2 Jun 2016Records 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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