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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
18,559 approved · 2,338 refused · 1,033 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Nov 1986 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Old Settlement Site Rockhill Rd Pontypool
Received 27 Jul 1994Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw Welsh Medium Folly Rd Trevethin Pontypool Gwent
Received 27 May 1994Turnpike Garage The Highway Pontypool Gwent
Received 12 Jan 199465 Oakfield Rd Cwmbran
Received 20 Sept 199362 Chester CL New Inn Pontypool Gwent
Received 20 Aug 1993Llanfrechfa Grange Hosp Cwmbran Gwent
Received 26 Jun 199213 Maesderwen Crescent Pontymoile Pontypool
Received 22 Aug 2001Tregarron FFRWD Rd Abersychan Pontypool NP4 8PJ
Received 27 Jun 19977 Richmond Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran
Received 24 Mar 199719 Saffron CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran NP44 6LD
Received 24 May 19961 Stiels Coed Eva Cwmbran Gwent
Received 12 Sept 19955 The Oaks Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 12 Jan 1998St Cadocs 4 Picton St Griffithstown Pontypool
Received 9 Dec 1997Hillside Cottage Graig Rd Upper Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 14 Apr 1997124 Gifford CL Two Locks Cwmbran
Received 12 Mar 199620 Ruth Rd New Inn Pontypool NP4 0QJ
Received 4 Aug 1998Cherry Tree Paddock Church Farm Henllys Gwent
Received 11 May 19985 Penywain St Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6DX
Received 22 Apr 1998Pentre Basket Farm Hse Ty Coch Lane Ty Coch Cwmbran NP44 7AD
Received 18 Jul 19976 Tydies Coed Eva Cwmbran NP44 4TL
Received 1 May 1997Gwent Crematorium Treherbert Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Gwent
Received 23 Jun 19951 High St Abersychan Pontypool
Received 2 Aug 19961 Turberville Rd Northville Cwmbran NP44 1QG
Received 24 Jul 1996Pentwyn Farm Pentwyn Pontypool Gwent
Received 21 Sept 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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