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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.
17,580 approved · 2,177 refused · 990 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Jun 1993 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Vent Air Fabrications Ltd Chapel St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DN
Received 9 Nov 2011Life STN Folly Rd Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JD
Received 7 Nov 2011Block 8 Northville Neighbourhood Cwmbran
Received 16 Mar 2012Tirpentwys Hafodyrynys Pontypool Torfaen
Received 30 May 2012Emlyn House New Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7QA
Received 11 Jun 2012Craig-Y-Nos 2 The Pastures Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SR
Received 11 Jun 201234 C&WR Park Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1HL
Received 12 Mar 20124A Lakeside Llantarnam Ind Park Cwmbran NP44 3XS
Received 18 Jul 2012Morrisons St Davids Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QP
Received 18 Jul 2012Mostyn Hall Ellick St Blaenavon NP4 9RA
Received 18 Jul 20123 STN St Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PH
Received 18 Jul 201284 Ashleigh CRT Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HG
Received 12 Oct 201149 Grayson Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3GD
Received 19 Jan 2012Middle Coedcae Rd Blaenavon
Received 18 Jan 201230 Garth Rd Ty Coch Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AB
Received 13 Jan 2012L& To The Rear Of Channel View Oaks CRT Abersychan Pontypool NP4 7UZ
Received 3 Jan 2012Vantage Point Ty Coch Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HF
Received 10 Jan 2012Old Bakery Site Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7JS
Received 5 Sept 2011Masons Arms Folly Lane Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JB
Received 30 Aug 201192 Open Hearth CL Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LU
Received 20 Aug 2011The Kiosk Cwmbran Shopping Centre Cwmbran NP44 1PX
Received 30 Sept 201127 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LT
Received 30 Sept 2011High St/North St Pontypool NP4 6HB
Received 31 Jan 201267 Liswerry Drive Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8RD
Received 30 Jan 2012Records 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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