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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
13,323Searchable applications
187Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,624 approved or refused records
1,172Refused applications

10,452 approved · 1,172 refused · 565 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided20/P/0430/STAT

    Change of use of the water sports facility at Llandegfedd, to allow the building to be used for meetings, functions and events and to extend the opening hours approved under planning permission DC/2012/00317 (Monmouthshire ref: DM/2020/00763)

    Llandegfedd Watersport Centre Croes-Gweddyn Road Coed Y Paen Pontypool Monmouthshire NP4 0TA

    Received 27 Jul 2020
  2. Decided20/P/0431/TCA

    Sweet Chestnut T1- Removal of deadwood and reduction by 2.5m of vulnerable limbs overhanging property of Garden Cottage, Newport Rd, Llantarnam. Yew T2 Crown lift and reduce back overhanging limbs.

    Grounds Of St Michael And All Angels Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  3. Decided20/P/0432/HH

    2 Storey side extension with single storey rear extension

    Instow 11 Heol Beuno New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QU

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  4. Decided20/P/0433/NMA

    Amendment to 19/P/0686/FUL - remove UPVC cladding and walls to front elevation and installation of new windows to front and side elevation. Change internal layout. Enlargement of window to rear elevation. Change window to door leading to side entrance.

    Workmans Hall Herberts Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7QJ

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  5. Decided20/P/0435/HH

    Convert garage with internal knock through into separate dining room

    6 Chapel Walk Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AX

    Received 29 Jul 2020
  6. Decided20/P/0438/PNAG

    New Hay/Straw building

    Pen-y-parc Farm Malthouse Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3EE

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  7. Decided20/P/0440/HH

    Demolition of detached garage, attached utility room and rear conservatory and construction of part two-storey, part single storey extension at projecting to front and rear, together with associated parking area and attached carport, landscaping and fencing.

    44 Court Farm Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BY

    Received 31 Jul 2020
  8. Decided20/P/0441/HH

    Second storey rear extension, single storey rear extension and increase to the roof height of the main dwelling.

    Hollycroft 24 Farm Road Cwmfields Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SA

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  9. Decided20/P/0442/FUL

    Conversion of upper two floors of vacant bank into 5 no. flats

    National Westminster Bank Chambers Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6NN

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  10. Decided20/P/0443/LBC

    Removal of existing partitions, toilet and lobby on first floor, formation of new partitions to second floor, new suspended ceilings, insulation, replacement doors and double glazing to first and second floor areas and repainting of walls, timbers and rainwater goods to convert upper floors into 5 no. flats

    National Westminster Bank Chambers Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6NN

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  11. Decided20/P/0444/TPO

    Works to Trees: T1 - remove 4 low branches, prune 3m clearance from house, crow lift of foliage tips to 4m on west side. T2 - fell. T3 - lift east and west foliage to 4m. T4 - remove stub and exposed limb, balance upper east crown foliage tips up to 1.5m. T5 - Reduce exposed foliage tips by 1.5m. Removal of deadwood from T1, T3, T4, T5.

    Hillside Victoria Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PT

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  12. Decided20/P/0445/HH

    Upper floor extension above the previously rebuilt garages, to accommodate a new master bedroom and walk in dressing area

    229 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BQ

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  13. Decided20/P/0446/HH

    Erect a conservatory to the rear and side elevation

    20 Buttercup Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JY

    Received 3 Aug 2020
  14. Decided20/P/0450/TPO

    Reduce two Alder trees by 60% and third willow tree to the point of the previous works

    125 Gifford Close Two Locks Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7NZ

    Received 4 Aug 2020
  15. Decided20/P/0451/HH

    Conversion of garage into habitable room, including change of garage door into window with brickwork sill to match existing

    1 Lle Eirlys Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1FE

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  16. Decided20/P/0452/HH

    Conversion of garage into habitable room. Change of garage door into window with brickwork below to match existing

    2 Lle Eirlys Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 5 Aug 2020
  17. Decided20/P/0460/HH

    Construction of garage and first floor extension

    4 Ton Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7LF

    Received 8 Aug 2020
  18. Decided20/P/0461/CEA

    Proposed single storey rear house extension

    Cartref 14A Campbell Street Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6DU

    Received 9 Aug 2020
  19. Decided20/P/0462/FUL

    Conversion of disused chapel into two dwellings with associated external works

    Victoria Methodist Chapel Viaduct Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  20. Decided20/P/0465/FUL

    Establish residential curtilage, two storey side extension and alterations

    Little Cwrt Bach Farm Pentre Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AZ

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  21. Decided20/P/0466/FUL

    Establish residential curtilage, single storey side extension and alterations alteration to fenestration

    Cwrt Bach Farm Pentre Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AZ

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  22. Withdrawn20/P/0467/NMA

    Non material amendment to 17/P/0914/FUL - change the trigger point on condition 8 (village green/public realm) from a pre-commencement to a pre-occupation condition. Change trigger point on condition 18 (boundary treatments) from a pre-commencement to pre occupation)

    Land Off Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  23. Decided20/P/0468/CND

    Discharge of condition 8 of 19/P/0588/RES - Materials

    Land West Of Cwmbran Drive South Sebastopol Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Aug 2020
  24. Decided20/P/0469/FUL

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of new detached dwelling with parking to front

    26 Ty Coch Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AD

    Received 10 Aug 2020

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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.

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