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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
18,598 approved · 2,348 refused · 1,034 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Oct 1986 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
O/H Woodpole Line At Dupont Factory Mamhilad Park Est Pontypool Gwent
Received 31 Oct 1994The Old Pavilion The Welfare Recreation Field Garndiffiath Pontypool
Received 1 Feb 200213 Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran
Received 15 Oct 2001On The Grounds Of 14 Orchard PL Old Cwmbran
Received 13 Jan 1998The Methodist Church Varteg Pontypool
Received 24 Mar 199746 CWRT Glas Croesyceiliog Cwmbran
Received 10 Apr 199722 Gwent St Pontypool Torfaen
Received 9 Dec 19965 Cefn CL Croesyceiliog Cwmbran NP44 2NE
Received 25 Sept 1996L& At Rear Of 10/12 Orchard PL Cwmbran
Received 6 Oct 199341913 The Mall Cwmbran Town Centre Cwmbran Gwent
Received 13 Jul 1987Pontypool R/About A 4042 Adj To Elf Petrol Filling STN
Received 24 Aug 1993Rear Of 6 LWR Glantorvaen Tce Blaenavon Gwent
Received 14 Apr 1993Dorallt Fach Henllys Cwmbran Gwent
Received 9 Sept 199213 Chestnut Green Upper Cwmbran
Received 21 Nov 2000TRW Automotive New Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 7 Mar 20024 Chad Valley Polo Grounds Ind Est New Inn Pontypool
Received 26 Sept 20008 Churchway Bungalows Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7LA
Received 7 Apr 2000Clyro Cottage New Rd Talywain Pontypool
Received 25 Jan 2000Gwent Crematorium Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran
Received 28 Oct 1999Pole No.19 & 23A Of Ex Llantarnam To Panteg 66KV O/H Line At Henllys Cwmbran
Received 10 Dec 199842525 South Walk Cwmbran Town Centre
Received 22 May 199813 BRD St Blaenavon
Received 5 Nov 1997Barberry Cottage STN Rd Ponthir Gwent
Received 29 Mar 199610 Monmouth SQ Town Centre Cwmbran Gwent NP44 1PE
Received 20 Jul 1995Records 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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