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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
14,965Searchable applications
191Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,164 approved or refused records
1,388Refused applications

11,776 approved · 1,388 refused · 630 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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  1. Decided21/P/0576/HH

    Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, and a two storey element to the rear with a rear balcony. Alterations to the fenestration and external materials.

    Aboretum Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AF

    Received 5 Jul 2021
  2. Decided21/P/0577/PNT

    Proposed new 20m high 5G monopole with equipment cabinets at base and associated ancillary works

    School Close Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 5 Jul 2021
  3. Decided21/P/0579/FUL

    Change of use of public house to provide 2 no. A1/A2 ground floor commercial units on Broad Street, 1 no. 1-bed ground floor flat on Cross Street, 3 additional residential units on the upper floors, replacement shopfront, various external alterations/repairs to existing building and new enclosed bin storage area

    Market Tavern 89 Broad Street Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9NE

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  4. Decided21/P/0581/DNS

    Construction of a wind farm of up to 7 wind turbines with associated infrastructures

    Land Between Abertillery And Abersychan

    Received 5 Jul 2021
  5. Decided21/P/0580/CND

    Discharge of condition 14 Remediation Strategy of planning permission 19/P/0610/FUL

    Ysgol Gwynllyw Folly Road Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JD

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  6. Decided21/P/0582/CND

    Discharge of condition 18 (Remediation Validation Report) of planning permission 17/P/0567/FUL

    Caldicot Way Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  7. Decided21/P/0584/CND

    Discharge of condition 4 (garage door details) of planning permission 18/P/0596/HH for garage extension to side of house

    8 New Houses Pantygasseg Road Pantygasseg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6UH

    Received 6 Jul 2021
  8. Decided21/P/0588/FUL

    Residential development comprising construction pair 3 bed semi detached dwellings with parking on plot and including access, landscaping and services

    Plot Adjoining Barnfield Terrace Forgeside Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9BS

    Received 7 Jul 2021
  9. Decided21/P/0589/HH

    New first floor extension

    Bryn Rhedyn Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8TZ

    Received 8 Jul 2021
  10. Decided21/P/0590/HH

    To level the rear garden using a combination of gabion baskets and decking

    48 Beechleigh Close Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EG

    Received 8 Jul 2021
  11. Decided21/P/0591/CEA

    Proposed loft conversion

    Preswylfa Stanley Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7LH

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  12. Decided21/P/0592/FUL

    Retention of a storage container

    Pontnewynydd Football Pitch Church Lane Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  13. Decided21/P/0593/HH

    Loft conversion with front dormer window, rear first floor extension, new walls and roof to existing front conservatory and alterations to the fenestration.

    8 Avondale Road Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1UD

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  14. Decided21/P/0595/HH

    Hardstanding for camper van and car

    123 Upland Drive Trevethin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8HB

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  15. Decided21/P/0596/HH

    Proposed balcony above existing flat roof to the rear

    Truman House 52 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BY

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  16. Decided21/P/0597/HH

    Demolition of existing side extension. Construction of new side extension. Alterations to existing driveway and rear garden.

    46 Two Locks Road Two Locks Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HJ

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  17. Decided21/P/0598/CND

    Discharge of condition 3 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 21/P/0049/FUL for construction of new manufacturing facility, offices, parking and associated works

    Land Off Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  18. Decided21/P/0599/CND

    Discharge of condition 9 (foul drainage scheme) of planning permission 21/P/0049/FUL for construction of new manufacturing facility, offices, parking and associated works

    Land Off Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  19. Decided21/P/0600/HH

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    6 Heol Y Pwca Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1HG

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  20. Decided21/P/0601/FUL

    Change of use from cadet hall/office building for maintenance company to 2 bedroom bungalow and associated work

    Cadet Centre (Former Drill Hall) Upper Waun Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9QF

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  21. Decided21/P/0602/HH

    Garden room and store

    9 South Avenue Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BN

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  22. Decided21/P/0603/HH

    Proposed single storey extension to provide dining room

    21 Brynamlwg Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7HE

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  23. Withdrawn21/P/0604/TPO

    Take out all the dead wood, take off the cracked dead branches that overhangs the garage and any dead limbs and give the tree a general prune

    1 Jim Crow Square Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2HH

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  24. Decided21/P/0605/FUL

    Erection of 2 no. dwellings and associated works

    7 Brook Street Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1SG

    Received 15 Jul 2021

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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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