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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.
13,460 approved · 1,645 refused · 803 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Cottage Farm Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AL
Received 29 Feb 2016Land At Former Playing Fields Lower Race Pontypool Torfaen
Received 24 Feb 20161 Mons Cottages STN Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 23 Feb 2016The Learning Zone Upper Cwmbran Rd Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1SN
Received 23 Feb 2016King Street Blaenavon Torfaen
Received 23 Feb 2016Hollybush Barn Hollybush Way Ty Coch Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7BA
Received 19 Feb 2016Bethlehem Congregational Church Broad Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NE
Received 11 Feb 2016Llantarnam Hall Malpas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 6QB
Received 19 Feb 2016Cross Keys Inn 53 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BT
Received 17 Feb 201611 Chepstow Rise Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PY
Received 6 Apr 2016All Saints Church Church Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 1 Apr 2016Unit 6 And 7 Court Road Industrial Estate Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AS
Received 31 Mar 20163 The Mall Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PX
Received 29 Mar 2016Plots 1 And 2 Maendy Way Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LH
Received 24 Mar 2016Coed Y Gilfach Farm Six Bells Abertillery Blaenau Gwent
Received 7 Apr 2016St Peter's Church Church Road Blaenavon Torfaen
Received 8 Feb 2016Tranch AFC Penywain Lane Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6AX
Received 8 Feb 2016Cherry Hinton Henllys Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HX
Received 8 Feb 201639 Hawkes Ridge Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JS
Received 5 Feb 2016The Caretakers House St Albans Rc High School Park Road Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JH
Received 1 Feb 2016Redwick House Redwick Court Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3QN
Received 17 Dec 201571 Hill St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9EW
Received 29 Jan 2016Office 1 Avondale House Avondale Road Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1TT
Received 11 May 2016Somerton Hse 379 Llantarnam Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BN
Received 11 May 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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