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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.
17,641 approved · 2,190 refused · 990 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rougemont SCH Malpas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 6QB
Received 6 Feb 2012Rougemont SCH Malpas Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 6QB
Received 6 Feb 2012Trevethin Village Core Folly Rd Church Ave Trevethin Pontypool NP4 8DH
Received 27 Jan 2012Meritor H V B S (uk) Ltd Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XU
Received 19 Jan 2012Blaenavon Community Centre Middle Coedcae Rd Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9AW
Received 26 Jan 201256 Snatchwood Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7BY
Received 26 Jan 20121 Wentsland Road Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BB
Received 1 May 201264 Llanyravon Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HP
Received 27 Apr 201223 Cwrdy Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AG
Received 29 May 2013Gwent Crematorium Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran NP442BZ
Received 10 Nov 201116 Oaks CRT Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UZ
Received 21 Nov 2011Unit E Avondale Business Park Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XE
Received 22 Nov 2011Drapers Lock Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AR
Received 26 Mar 2012Green CRT Barn Henllys Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HT
Received 25 Mar 201221 Commercial Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DY
Received 20 May 20137 Roath CRT Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TJ
Received 20 May 201314 Brookl& Tce Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EB
Received 9 Oct 20126 Bluetts Rd Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7JY
Received 27 Nov 201279 & 80 Wesley Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LX
Received 26 Jul 201284 Woodl& Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2DX
Received 20 Apr 20122-4 Rhiw Melin Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5HY
Received 19 Apr 2012Garage CRT T Stevelee Coed Eva Cwmbran NP44 7DP
Received 1 Mar 2012Garage CRT D Newton Wynd Fairwater Way Fairwater Cwmbran NP44 4DZ
Received 1 Mar 2012Garage CRT D Carfax Path Rede Rd Coed Eva Cwmbran NP44 4HW
Received 1 Mar 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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