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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website
18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Tower Southville Cwmbran NP44 3QY
Received 10 Feb 2011Fanheulog Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool NP4 6PF
Received 9 Feb 201176 Ashleigh CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HG
Received 13 Dec 201022 New Hses Pantygasseg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6UH
Received 22 Sept 201011 Edlogan SQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NR
Received 21 Sept 201014 Belle Vue Rd Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LE
Received 15 Sept 2010Afon Park Area Either Side Of Bridge St Blaenavon
Received 13 Sept 201011 Heol Madoc New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QQ
Received 13 Sept 201019 Hill CL Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6FA
Received 2 Sept 201014 Forest CL Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4TE
Received 7 Sept 2010Cil Sant Barn Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AR
Received 31 Aug 20104 Old Est Yard Fountain Rd Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen
Received 2 Sept 20109A Ground Floor 1 Caldicot Way Avondale Business Centre Avondale Rd Cwmbran NP44 1UF
Received 31 Aug 2010Llanyrafon Manor Rural Heritage Centre Llanfrechfa Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HP
Received 19 Aug 2011119 Henllys Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7NE
Received 19 Aug 20119 Edlogan SQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NR
Received 17 Aug 201140 Churchwood Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SX
Received 31 Aug 201058 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1AE
Received 1 Sept 2010Unit 21 North Walk Cwmbran
Received 1 Sept 2010Chestnut Hse Caerleon Rd Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1PN
Received 31 Aug 201011 Edlogan SQ Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NR
Received 27 Aug 2010Fairview CRT Pontnewynydd Pontypool
Received 1 Sept 201050 Maple Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AT
Received 19 Aug 20102 Ashtree Cottages Prescoch Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen
Received 19 Aug 2010Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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