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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 dates14,734Searchable applications
190Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,955 approved or refused records
1,353Refused applications
11,602 approved · 1,353 refused · 615 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 May 2003 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Skip to contentContact planning Planning FormsLocal plan Planning Policy and ImplementationConservation areas Conservation Areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@torfaen.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries+441633648095Council source
- Planning enquiries+441633648039Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Decided21/P/0051/CND
Discharge of condition 8 of 20/P/0547/VAR - rooflights
Brook House Cottage Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decided21/P/0052/TCA
Fell Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) tree
Cwmavon House Cwmavon Road Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 8XH
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decided21/P/0053/CND
Discharge of condition 10 (external lighting scheme) of planning permission 18/P/0153/VAR for replacement school
Croesyceiliog School Woodland Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2YB
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Withdrawn21/P/0054/HH
Proposed detached double garage with study above
Hawthorne Cottage Lower Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QH
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decided21/P/0055/CEA
Extension and alterations with associated works
8 Jerusalem Lane New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NR
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0056/FUL
Convert the loft space to habitable room
36 Stonebridge Park Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2JL
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0061/CEA
Single storey rear extension
89 Churchwood Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SX
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0063/HH
Proposed side extension at first floor level to provide additional bedroom
14 Llwyn Onn Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AL
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0065/HH
Erect a conservatory to the side/rear elevation
79 Ashleigh Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HG
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Withdrawn21/P/0066/FUL
Proposed change of use of the building from office use (Use Class B1) to be used as a homeless shelter (Sui Generis).
Stadium House Oldbury Road Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JU
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0068/FUL
Erection of external drive-up storage units to an existing car park
Unit 12 Ty Coch Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HG
Received 4 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0069/HH
Proposed rear storey single extension with flat roof
27 Ty Gwyn Road Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7SR
Received 5 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0071/HH
Proposed two storey side and rear house extension and reduced levels to side of house
1 Springfield Houses Matthew Terrace Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6PY
Received 5 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0073/RES
Approval of proposed 'appearance' and 'scale' of new indoor tennis facilities building approved pursuant to outline planning permission 20/P/0022/OUT
Panteg House Greenhill Road Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BE
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0074/CEA
Single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the property
32 The Alders Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8JE
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0075/CEA
Tarmac driveway to provide parking for a disabled person, with drainage channels to the front of driveway to collect surface water.
6 Meyricks Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6TU
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0076/FUL
Addition of 2 small dormers to front elevation within roof zone. Addition of 2 bay windows to the front elevation at ground floor
13 Ffordd Bevan Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0077/VAR
Variation of approved scheme 19/P/0270/HH including alterations to the fenestration in the summerhouse, alterations to the rear garden ground levels and alterations to the front access steps (retrospective). Proposed alterations include changes to the design and scale of the rear extension and a timber shed.
37 Marlborough Road Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EJ
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0078/FUL
Alterations to existing car park layout and erection of new 'grocery collection' point and home shopping pod extension to existing store
Asda Stores Ltd Llywelyn Road Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1YH
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0079/ADV
New internally illuminated 'grocery collection' fascia/canopy signage in car park
Asda Stores Ltd Llywelyn Road Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1YH
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0080/CEA
Garden summer house
2 Huntingdon Close Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5HF
Received 8 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0081/HH
Outbuilding (garden room) to be constructed within rear garden.
4 Forest View Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6ED
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0082/HH
Loft conversion with dormer
Croeso 10 Park Gardens Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AD
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decided21/P/0083/HH
Proposed rear extension over existing ground floor to create larger master bedroom
99 Blaendare Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5RT
Received 9 Feb 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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