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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.
14,028 approved · 1,698 refused · 862 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 To 6 Ashton Hse Greenmeadow Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4PF
Received 3 Mar 20151 To 6 Charnwood Hses Elan Walk St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4NL
Received 3 Mar 20151 To 6 Cranham Hse Oakdale Path St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4PE
Received 3 Mar 201542705 Drayton CRT St Dials Cwmbran NP44 4NR
Received 2 Mar 201548 Brynhyfryd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2ET
Received 1 Oct 2015Commodore Hotel Mill Lane Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SH
Received 16 Jan 2015Commodore Hotel Mill Lane Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SH
Received 15 Jan 201535A Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JQ
Received 19 Dec 2014Former Dobles Yard Llandowlais Street Oakfield Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HD
Received 13 Jan 2015108 Court Farm Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BT
Received 14 Jan 2015Hilton Wainfelin Rd Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6DF
Received 12 Jan 2015A4043 Pontypool At JCT With Riverside
Received 9 Jan 2015A4043 Pontypool At JCT With Albion Rd
Received 9 Jan 2015Commodore Hotel Mill Lane Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SH
Received 9 Jan 20153 Parkes Lane Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BA
Received 9 Jan 2015Canal CL Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 8 Jan 201531 Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JQ
Received 7 Jan 2015HSBC 38 Gwent SQ Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XL
Received 7 Jan 2015Hillcrest New Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PZ
Received 6 Jan 201523 Longhouse Grove Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HQ
Received 5 Jan 201545 Caernarvon Crescent Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8ST
Received 5 Jan 2015Unit 18 Springvale Ind Est Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BA
Received 23 Dec 201426 Pentre Close Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7LQ
Received 2 Jan 2015Telecommunications Base STN Gwann Felin Resevoir Bunkers Hill Blaenavon NP9 4SR
Received 29 Dec 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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