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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
I G Lintels Ltd Avondale Rd Cwmbran NP44 1XY
Received 19 Jan 1998H& Farm Cottage H& Farm Rd New Inn Pontypool
Received 7 Mar 199645 Thornhill CL Upper Cwmbran Gwent
Received 20 Feb 1996Wda Site Mamhilad Lane (Old Abergavenny Rd) Mamhilad Pontypool
Received 10 Sept 1996Glen Acre Bungalow Victoria Rd CWMFFRWD Abersychan Pontypool NP4 8PT
Received 26 Jul 1996Willow Cottage STN Rd Ponthir
Received 21 Aug 200110 Kidwelly Rd Llanyrafon Cwmbran
Received 11 Jun 2001Grounds Of Wood Hse Church Wood Pontypool
Received 30 Apr 2002B Doble & Son LL&Owlais St Oakfield Cwmbran
Received 16 Oct 200115 Morgan St Blaenavon
Received 8 Sept 1993Plot 4 Ty Fry Farm Blaenavon Gwent
Received 5 Apr 199316 Kitchener St Cwmffrwdoer Pontypool Gwent
Received 17 Dec 1992Plot 3 Llantarnam Gardens (Rear Of Dolcoed) Newport Rd Cwmbran
Received 21 Sept 199910 BRD St Abersychan Pontypool
Received 24 Sept 1996Derwenfa Caerleon Rd Ponthir Newport Gwent
Received 10 Nov 1992155 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran Gwent
Received 29 Jul 199214 Brook St Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran NP44 1SG
Received 27 Jun 1996Outside Flats Nos 25/30 Bailey Crescent Pontypool Gwent
Received 31 Oct 1995Hen Felin Cwmavon Pontypool Gwent
Received 4 Aug 199541 The Leas Pontnewydd Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1JS
Received 16 Dec 1994Lloyds Bank Plc 28 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran
Received 24 Aug 1998Maesderwen Hse Maesderwen Rd Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen
Received 23 Mar 199825 Windsor Rd Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4PW
Received 12 Dec 1997Upper Garn Tce Garn Yr Erw Blaenavon Gwent
Received 3 Jun 1994Records 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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