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Torfaen County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
13,091Searchable applications
187Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,401 approved or refused records
1,134Refused applications

10,267 approved · 1,134 refused · 558 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 2004 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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More application records

  1. Withdrawn20/P/0031/CND

    Discharge of condition 8 of 14/P/00424 - materials

    15 Victoria Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JN

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  2. Withdrawn20/P/0032/CND

    Discharge of condition 9 of 14/P/00424 - CEMP

    15 Victoria Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JN

    Received 20 Jan 2020
  3. Decided20/P/0033/ADV

    Erection of:A. one internally illuminated wall mounted fascia sign to new retail building;B. one non-illuminated vinyl film entrance sign to new retail building; andC. one internally illuminated 6m high double-faced post mounted sign at site entrance.

    Land Adjacent To Trico Ltd Skewfields Roundabout Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0XZ

    Received 21 Jan 2020
  4. Decided20/P/0034/FUL

    Single storey front extension with hipped roof

    2 Pendoylan Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7JX

    Received 22 Jan 2020
  5. Decided20/P/0035/HH

    Refurbishment and extensions to the rear, side and front of the property

    2 Trosmawr Cottages Trosmawr Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AN

    Received 22 Jan 2020
  6. Decided20/P/0036/HH

    Erection of double garage for domestic purposes

    Plot Opposite No.21 Phillips Street Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 22 Jan 2020
  7. Decided20/P/0037/HH

    Alterations to raise roof to provide 1st Floor accommadation

    2 Lowlands Crescent Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BS

    Received 23 Jan 2020
  8. Decided20/P/0039/FUL

    Construction of finger moorings

    Finger Moorings At South Sebastopol Canal Basin Lon Bevan Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 22 Jan 2020
  9. Decided20/P/0041/HH

    Retention of, and proposed alterations to, detached garage for use as an annexe; retention of entrance gates, retention of retaining walls and post and wire fencing, proposed post and wire fencing and five-bar gate, and retention of landscaping to comply with conditions 5, 6 and 11 of planning permission 09/P/00240(W).

    Bryn Gerrig Prescoch Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XS

    Received 24 Jan 2020
  10. Decided20/P/0042/HH

    Proposed demolition of existing rear extensions and the construction of new two storey extension

    2 Station Villas Station Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GR

    Received 28 Jan 2020
  11. Decided20/P/0044/ADV

    The installation of 4 no. new digital freestanding signs

    Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Service Station A4042(t) Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0XB

    Received 27 Jan 2020
  12. Decided20/P/0045/FUL

    Removing part of the existing timber roof and guttering and constructing a new section of roof covering which includes guttering and down pipe

    The Front Facade And Roof Of The Congress Theatre Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PL

    Received 27 Jan 2020
  13. Decided20/P/0048/CEA

    Demolish utility room and garage, buildings to be rebuilt with the same outer boundary but connecting the house, with doors in the same location. With the addition of two small apex roofs to reduce the size of flat roofs

    The Cottage 252 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BW

    Received 28 Jan 2020
  14. Decided20/P/0049/FUL

    Replacement Secure Storage Container to be used by Friends of Henllys Nature Reserve.

    Amenity Grass Land, Birch Grove, Henllys, Cwmbran, Torfaen

    Received 28 Jan 2020
  15. Decided20/P/0050/CEA

    Construct single storey rear extension

    94 Candwr Park Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1HN

    Received 29 Jan 2020
  16. Decided20/P/0051/HH

    Construction of single storey rear extension and new first floor extensions over both single storey rear wings

    The Orchard 3 Hanfield Park Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2DT

    Received 28 Jan 2020
  17. Decided20/P/0054/VAR

    Vary condition 1 of planning permission 15/P/00013. Extend time of planning permission for two storey extension and garage

    108 Court Farm Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BT

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  18. Decided20/P/0055/PNAG

    Alteration to existing yard/access to provide new access to Race Farm Cottage

    Race Farm Cottage Newport Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TP

    Received 30 Jan 2020
  19. Decided20/P/0057/HH

    Two storey rear extension

    15 Lansdowne Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5EF

    Received 31 Jan 2020
  20. Decided20/P/0058/TPO

    The proposal is to fell a mature Alder tree

    Alder Heath Cottage Parkes Lane Tranch Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BA

    Received 2 Feb 2020
  21. Decided20/P/0061/CND

    Discharge of condition 5 (habitat management and landscape plan) of planning permission 18/P/0391/FUL for the installation of 0.4MW ground-mounted solar array and associated infrastructure

    Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ponthir Sewage Treatment Works Stokes Drive Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1PG

    Received 4 Feb 2020
  22. Decided20/P/0062/FUL

    Construction of ramp to provide disabled access to ambulance hall

    St Johns Ambulance Brigade Greenway Drive Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AG

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  23. Decided20/P/0064/HH

    Proposed conversion of integral garage into habitable room

    28 Celandine Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JU

    Received 5 Feb 2020
  24. Decided20/P/0065/HH

    Single storey front house extension and conversion of garage to habitable room and enlargement of parking area

    54 Plantation Drive Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AW

    Received 5 Feb 2020

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What these statistics cover

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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