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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.
13,323 approved · 1,632 refused · 792 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jun 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Treherbert Road Nursery Treherbert Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2BZ
Received 3 Mar 2016Vanros Prospect PL New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PY
Received 3 Mar 2016Garnteg Primary School Hillcrest Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7SJ
Received 2 Mar 2016Ground Floor Block C Caerleon House Mamhilad Park Estate Mamhilad Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0XF
Received 3 Jun 201671 Glan Rhyd Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6TZ
Received 23 Mar 2016Springfield Caerleon Rd Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1GZ
Received 17 Mar 201620 Richmond St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EH
Received 16 Mar 201618 Oaks CRT Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UZ
Received 18 Mar 2016Glan Sirhowy Farm Church Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8AD
Received 17 Mar 20164 Pant Gwyn CL Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HA
Received 19 Mar 201615 The Parade Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QR
Received 21 Mar 2016Shelter 21M From 2 Redbrook Way St Davids Rd Cwmbran NP44 3QT
Received 15 Mar 2016Ty Coed Churchwood Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8DD
Received 15 Mar 2016Ton Cottage Cefn Crib Road Pantygasseg Pontypool Newport Torfaen NP11 5BP
Received 14 Mar 2016Hatherley 16 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PW
Received 8 Mar 201611-13 Crane Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LY
Received 2 Mar 2016Flat 53 Windsor Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY
Received 4 Mar 20169 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LR
Received 7 Mar 20162 Ton House Ton Road Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4TZ
Received 7 Mar 2016Land Adjacent To Shepherds Hill Caravan Site Lower Race Pontypool Torfaen
Received 4 Mar 2016St Johns Church Garn Road Garn Yr Erw Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RT
Received 4 Mar 2016Cross Keys Inn 53 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BT
Received 3 Mar 201644 Grayson Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3GD
Received 3 Mar 2016Cross Keys Inn 53 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BT
Received 17 Feb 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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