Town Centre Placemaking Fund (Torfaen)

Description

Welsh Government Transforming Towns-funded capital grant from Torfaen County Borough Council supporting the external and internal improvement, and re-use of vacant or under-utilised commercial floorspace, in Pontypool, Blaenavon, and Cwmbran town centres.

Eligibility summary

• Available in: Wales.
• Most relevant to: Retail, Hospitality & Tourism.

Notes

Delivered as two grant streams: the Urban Centre Property Enhancement Fund (improving building frontages and bringing vacant commercial floorspace back into use) and the Urban Centre Living Grant Fund (converting vacant/under-utilised space above shops into residential use). Maximum intervention rate of up to 70% of total eligible project cost, requiring a minimum 7-year lease remaining for leaseholders. As of August 2026 this officialUrl redirects to the council's general Business and Licensing page in the browser, but the fund's own Expression of Interest guidance PDF remains live on torfaen.gov.uk and search-engine indexing still surfaces this page with matching terms — treat as current but be ready for a URL change.

Requirement

Property owners and leaseholders (with landlord consent) of commercial premises in Pontypool, Blaenavon, or Cwmbran town centres, via a two-stage Expression of Interest then full application process.