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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.
18,042 approved · 2,265 refused · 1,003 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Avesta 2 Former Panteg Steelworks Avondale Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen
Received 13 May 2011Avesta 2 Former Panteg Steelworks Avondale Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen
Received 17 Feb 2011Avesta 2 Former Panteg Steelworks Avondale Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen
Received 4 Feb 201114 Mill Hse CRT Hollybush Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AY
Received 1 Apr 2011Tall Timbers Caerleon Rd Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TY
Received 30 Mar 20116 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 30 Mar 20113 Snatchwood CRT North Snatchwood Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool NP4 6TA
Received 30 Mar 2011Maendy SQ Post Office 1 Maendy SQ Shops Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1HN
Received 29 Mar 2011Woodl&S Field Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8BT
Received 7 Jul 2011The Greenhouse Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP
Received 7 Jul 201114A The Mall Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PX
Received 17 May 2011The Manse Lamb Lane Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1HA
Received 16 May 201153 Coed Camlas New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8RP
Received 16 May 2011L& At Edlogan Shops Edlogan SQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran
Received 29 Mar 201110 Sycamore Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HN
Received 28 Mar 2011Rose & Crown Victoria St Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JS
Received 28 Mar 2011Adj Blaenavon 66KV Substn Forgeside Blaenavon NP4 9DT
Received 25 Mar 20112 Cwrdy CL Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AY
Received 25 Mar 2011Central Trading Supplies Unit 2 Oldbury Rd Cwmbran NP44 3JU
Received 21 Mar 201129 George St Pontypool NP4 6BZ
Received 24 Mar 2011Rear Hedge Of 41 Greenfield CL Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BY
Received 24 Mar 2011JCT Of Malpas Rd & Cwmbran Dr Llantarnam Cwmbran
Received 23 Mar 2011Llanyravon Court Nursing Home Llanfrechfa Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HT
Received 23 Mar 201158B Windsor Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY
Received 23 Mar 2011Records 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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