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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.
16,544 approved · 1,986 refused · 955 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 1995 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Parkway Llantarnam Ind Est Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JQ
Received 10 Oct 2012Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd Ivor St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NA
Received 8 Oct 201261A The Highway Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2BQ
Received 4 Mar 2014Yew Tree Cottage Ty Bwmpyn Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TR
Received 11 Mar 2014Llamedos Hosp Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8LF
Received 22 Jul 2013Cartref 1 Spring Grove Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EA
Received 22 Jul 2013Gwent Healthcare N H S Trust Grange Hse Llanfrechfa Cwmbran NP448YN
Received 19 Jul 20134 Usk Vale Court New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AS
Received 25 Oct 2012Unit 26 Court Road Industrial Estate Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AS
Received 25 Oct 2012Pan Y Fan Farm Manmoel Blackwood NP12 0HY
Received 25 Oct 2012Canal CL Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen
Received 24 Oct 20121 Woodbine Cottages Plasycoed Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen
Received 19 Aug 201334 Bailey Crescent Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7RP
Received 16 Sept 2013187 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BG
Received 16 Sept 2013Broadhurst The Park Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AQ
Received 16 Sept 201345 Mynydd Maen Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1HE
Received 5 Oct 20127 Richmond Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EG
Received 25 Mar 201331 Grosvenor PL Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5EB
Received 22 Mar 2013The Studio 15 Commercial St Old Cwmbran NP44 3LR
Received 9 Aug 201218 Churchwood Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SX
Received 9 Aug 2012Meritor H V B S (uk) Ltd Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XU
Received 8 Aug 2012L& At Golynos Talywain Pontypool
Received 31 Jul 201311 Westview Terrace Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9RR
Received 22 Mar 201361 Heather CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JR
Received 20 Mar 2013Records 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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