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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
13,387Searchable applications
187Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,686 approved or refused records
1,176Refused applications

10,510 approved · 1,176 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Decided20/P/0542/CND

    Discharge of condition 37 (Imported soil testing) of planning permission 12/P/00348

    Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8YN

    Received 11 Sept 2020
  2. Decided20/P/0543/CND

    Discharge of condition 35 (Lighting plan Uplands phase) of planning permission 14/P/00362

    Cwmbran Drive Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 11 Sept 2020
  3. Decided20/P/0544/CND

    Discharge of conditions 9 (method statement for the replacement of individual stones) & 10 (Mortar mix) of LBC 15/P/00141.

    Brook House Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP

    Received 11 Sept 2020
  4. Decided20/P/0545/VAR

    Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) & 11 (landscaping) attached to planning permission 18/P/0154/VAR to replace hedge already removed

    Police Training College Greenmeadow Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3NQ

    Received 11 Sept 2020
  5. Decided20/P/0546/FUL

    Change of use of vacant leisure unit to education use (Class D1) including ancillary student training kitchen/cafe; new glazing panels to side elevation

    Lower Ground Floor Leisure@cwmbran Glyndwr Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QS

    Received 14 Sept 2020
  6. Decided20/P/0547/VAR

    variation of condition 2 of LBC 15/P/00141 (relating to approved plans) to allow the reinstatement of 2 windows and the provision of conservation rooflights in proposed barn conversion

    Brook House Cottage Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  7. Decided20/P/0548/FUL

    Change of use of land to residential

    Oakdene 9 Highfield Close Pentrepiod Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6RP

    Received 15 Sept 2020
  8. Decided20/P/0550/FUL

    Position three storage containers within the grounds of Forgeside RFC rugby pitch. Two will be used for storage of ground maintenance equipment and rugby training equipment. The other will be for A3 use. Extension to the changing rooms.Reapply for previously approved planning permission for extension to change room (Ref 15/P/00238)

    Forgeside RFC Sports Ground Clapham Terrace Forgeside NP4 9DE Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  9. Decided20/P/0555/HH

    Proposed rear extension to replace existing conservatory

    Valley View Pentwyn Road Pentwyn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7TA

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  10. Decided20/P/0556/CND

    Discharge of condition 7 of 17/P/0548/FUL - CEMP

    Phase 2 Former Police Training College Greenmeadow Way Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3NQ

    Received 17 Sept 2020
  11. Decided20/P/0559/CEU

    Raise eaves level by 1.3m the building constructed pursuant to planning permission 13/P/00271 to facilitate expanding cold storage requirements of existing food processing business

    Unit 16 Pont Y Felin Avenue New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0DQ

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  12. Decided20/P/0560/HH

    2 storey side extension to provide new bedrooms and a larger kitchen and dining space

    31 White House Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2EZ

    Received 18 Sept 2020
  13. Decided20/P/0561/FUL

    Proposed change of use from shop (A1) to hot food takeaway (A3) including fitting of external mechanical ventilation flue

    8 Windsor Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HY

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  14. Decided20/P/0562/HH

    Remove existing flat roof over garage and replaced with trussed pitched roof to match existing extension roof

    41 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DN

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  15. Decided20/P/0563/HH

    Build a porch to the front of property

    12 Varteg Road Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7PZ

    Received 21 Sept 2020
  16. Decided20/P/0564/CEA

    Creation of an extended temporary car park to provide an additional 177 no car parking spaces off of the main driveway on the LGH site

    Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8YN

    Received 22 Sept 2020
  17. Decided20/P/0565/HH

    Two-storey side extension

    Acorn House Caerleon Road Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1GZ

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  18. Decided20/P/0566/HH

    Two storey side extension with balcony. Porch. New detached garage with garden room attached.

    2 East View Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UR

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  19. Decided20/P/0568/TPO

    Light reduction of crown to original cuts, remove epicormic growth and severe ivy on one oak tree

    R/o 11-14 Rose Gardens Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 15 Dec 2020
  20. Decided20/P/0570/HH

    Demolition of existing single storey side extension, erection of 2-storey side and rear extension and rear single storey extension.

    19 Moyle Grove Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GP

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  21. Decided20/P/0571/MOD106

    To discharge Schedule 4 Open Space and Recreational Facilities (clause 1 :Detailed specification of open space and recreational facility)(clause 2: Open Space and Recration Management Plan) and Schedule 6 Management Company (clause 2: Details of the Management Company) of the Section 106 Agreement accompanying planning permission 17/P/0548/FUL

    Parc Celyn Phase 1 & 2 Off Greenmeadow Way St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3FQ

    Received 23 Sept 2020
  22. Decided20/P/0572/ADV

    Three internally illuminated fascia signs, one non-illuminated 'Goods In' fascia sign and non-illuminated lamppost banners.

    Leisure @ Cwmbran Glyndwr Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QS

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  23. Decided20/P/0573/FUL

    Installation of a new Generator unit and Sub-station to support the new Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU)

    Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8YN

    Received 24 Sept 2020
  24. Decided20/P/0576/CND

    Discharge of condion 17 of 17/P/0914/FUL drainage details

    Land Off Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 24 Sept 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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