Pontypool Park is an important environmental, leisure and cultural venue within the town and therefore you are invited to comment on proposals to the rugby grounds area within the park.
The Park is owned by Torfaen County Borough Council and, when it was transferred to the Council, the...More
On Monday 14 January, Torfaen Council opened statutory consultation on proposals to extend the age range of pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw.
The proposals for consultation which are now live, will extend the age range of pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw from the current 11-18 to 3-18 from...More
In July 2017, the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 set out a range of practical actions for improving and protecting health; Part 8 of the Act made it an obligation for local authorities to produce Local Toilets Strategies.
An assessment of need in relation to toilets in Torfaen has been...More
Your views of childcare A survey of parents and carers by Torfaen County Borough Council
If you have a child or children aged birth to 14 years (or 18 if disabled) then please complete this questionnaire
This questionnaire forms part of a review of Childcare Demand...More
Every week the Council provides a food waste recycling service for all homes. Residents who use this service can reduce the amount of food waste in the purple lidded skinny bins that are collected every 2 weeks. The Council wants to increase the amount of food waste that is collected and the...More
Torfaen is currently consulting on its Play Sufficiency Assessment. It is a requirement by Welsh Government that every local authority in Wales carries out the assessment every 3 years.
The assessment looks at a wide scope of topics linked to the concept of play. This...More
Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru wedi cyhoeddi ei gynlluniau ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf (2019-2020).
Bydd yr ymgynghoriad yn cymryd ychydig o funudau yn unig a gwerthfawrogwn eich adborth yn fawr.
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The council adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) in December 2013. The plan sets out guidelines for the use and development of land within Torfaen. Our current plan runs out in 2021 and we are creating a new one that will set out the guidelines for development until 2033. We...More
Under the Gambling Act 2005, Torfaen County Borough Council is responsible for licensing and overseeing local gambling premises, and we are required to publish a policy that sets out how we will carry out our responsibilities under the act.
Our current Gambling Act policy will cease to...More
Whether it's investing more into making the borough cleaner and greener, supporting vulnerable people in the community or improving the standards in our schools, we're committed to making Torfaen a better place for our residents.
And with budgets under more and more...More
This is a survey for parents, grandparents, other family members and/or legal guardians of babies and young children who require access to baby changing facilities within Torfaen.
You may be a resident of Torfaen or someone who visits or passes through. We greatly welcome all contributions....More
This is a survey for anybody who lives in or visits Torfaen, who has an interest in the availability and/or accessibility of toilets outside of their own home.
You may be somebody who just needs to use public toilets regularly, or somebody who requires specific features from...More
In December 2016 the council bought the derelict iron works site in Abersychan known as the British, bringing it back into public ownership after more than 30 years of uncertainty in the private sector.
At 1300 acres, the British is the largest remaining site of industrial dereliction in...More
Torfaen Sixth Form/Post 16 Learning Centre - Not really a catchy name is it? So that’s where you come in...
We need your help in naming this brand new £20 million learning centre which will be the home of all English language A Level education in Torfaen from 2020.
The centre will...More
Torfaen County Borough Council is intending to apply for planning permission to extend the existing waste transfer facility at unit 7-8 Ty Coch Distribution Centre in the Ty Coch Industrial Estate, Cwmbran, to improve its operational efficiency.
Copies of the proposed application, the plans,...More
Residents and other stakeholders are being asked to comment on a draft plan that will guide the management of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site until 2023. More
Gofynnir i drigolion a rhanddeiliaid eraill wneud sylwadau ar gynllun drafft a fydd yn tywys rheolaeth Safle Treftadaeth y Byd Tirwedd Ddiwydiannol Blaenafon hyd at 2023. More
The council adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) in December 2013. The plan guides the development and use of land in the county borough until 2021.
At its meeting on 17 th April 2018, the council approved the commencement of a full revision to its Local Development Plan, which will...More
We have partnered with the Wales Audit Office to try a new approach to understanding why significant numbers of people in the borough choose not to recycle their food waste. More
Rydym wedi ymuno â Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru i geisio ffordd newydd o ddeall pam fod nifer sylweddol o bobl yn y fwrdeistref yn dewis peidio ag ailgylchu eu gwastraff bwyd. More
Mabwysiadodd y Cyngor ei Gynllun Datblygu Lleol ym mis Rhagfyr 2013. Mae'r cynllun yn llywio datblygiad a'r defnydd a wneir o'r tir yn y Fwrdeistref Sirol hyd at 2021. Yn unol â'r ddeddfwriaeth, dechreuodd adolygiad statudol o'r CDLl yn 2017.
Cam cyntaf yr adolygiad hwn yw cyhoeddi'r Adroddiad...More
The Council adopted its Local Development Plan in December 2013. The plan guides the development and use of land in the County Borough until 2021. In line with legislation a statutory review of the LDP commenced in 2017.
The first stage of this review is the publication of this Draft Review...More
Beat the Winter Blues by taking part in the Happiness Pulse survey; the survey will highlight how happy, connected and active people in Torfaen are.
The Well- being of Future Generations Act 2016 has led public services in Wales to think long-term, work better with people and communities and...More
Every two to three years we are required to carry out a customer satisfaction survey with our library users which is fed back to the Welsh Government’s Museums, Archives and Libraries Department. It is also an opportunity for us to receive important feedback from our customers about the services...More
Torfaen Catering are responsible for the provision of school meals for all primary schools within the Authority. We have developed a menu that meets all the requirements of the Healthy Eating Regulations 2013 and aim to ensure that the meals we provide are both interesting and varied.
Mae...More
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a new levy that local authorities can choose to charge on new developments in their area. The funds raised will go towards infrastructure needed to support growth in the Local Development Plan such as schools and transport improvements.
The Draft CIL...More
Mae’r Ardoll Seilwaith Cymunedol (ASC) yn ardoll newydd y gall awdurdodau lleol ddewis ei chodi ar ddatblygiadau newydd yn eu hardal. Bydd yr arian a godir yn mynd tuag at y seilwaith sydd ei angen i gefnogi twf yn y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol, megis ysgolion a gwelliannau i gludiant.
Mae Atodlen...More
Cyhoeddodd Bwrdd Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Torfaen ei asesiad llesiant ar gyfer Torfaen ym mis Mai 2017. www.torfaenpublicservicesboard.co.uk
Cadarnhaodd yr asesiad rhai pethau yr ydym yn gwybod amdanynt eisoes ac amlygu rhai meysydd sydd angen eu hystyried ymhellach: Beth yw'r...More
Torfaen Public Services Board published its assessment of well-being for Torfaen in May 2017. www.torfaenpublicservicesboard.co.uk
The assessment confirmed some things we knew already and highlighted some areas that need further exploration: What the issue really is and how we can work...More