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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 dates15,032Searchable applications
191Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,223 approved or refused records
1,397Refused applications
11,826 approved · 1,397 refused · 636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0839/FUL
A single storey side extension to existing factory to create large open workshop area with offices
I-Vision Lighting Solutions Unit 1C Lakeside Park Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XS
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0840/FUL
Change existing mono pitched roof of rear single storey projection to dormer style pitched roof
58B Victoria Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JN
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0841/FUL
Change of use of an estate agents (A2 use class) into restaurant and takeaway ( A3 use class) including installation of extraction flue system to rear and new fascia signs with new shop front
17 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0842/ADV
Front fascia sign
17 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0843/HH
Proposed single storey side extension and replacement double garage
11 Glan Y Nant Close Ty Coch Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AA
Received 13 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0845/HH
Two storey rear extension
Redhouse Farm Abergavenny Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9SR
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0847/FUL
Erection of three prefabricated metal garages 3.7m wide x 4.8m long x 2.3m high for storage of rock samples.
Unit 1a Abersychan Industrial Estate Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7BA
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0848/FUL
Erection of industrial unit
Compound C1a Avondale Business Park Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XE
Received 15 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0849/HH
Conversion of existing garage to residential use and construction of new roof
134 Golf Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LY
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0850/FUL
Subdivide an existing industrial unit, with half converted to a cafe/shop with an external catering van, and to retain the remaining half as a separate vehicle workshop.
Unit 22 Springvale Industrial Estate Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BA
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0851/HH
Retrospective application for retention of outbuilding (domestic use only) and external works including retaining wall to rear garden
29 Camrose Walk St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4NW
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0854/HH
Retention of fencing and wall above 2M in height and level garden
66 Marlborough Road Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EP
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0856/HH
Erection of railings at front of property 5.3m wide by 1m high
137 Parc Panteg Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5YL
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0857/FUL
Splitting 1 dwelling into 2 dwellings
Park House The Park Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AJ
Received 19 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0859/HH
Proposed two storey side extension and associated external works
23 St Marys Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LS
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Withdrawn21/P/0864/HH
Proposed two storey extension & alterations
14 Prospect Place New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PY
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0865/SCREEN
EIA Screening for Proposed Mental Health Specialist Inpatient Services Unit
Grange University Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 18 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0866/VAR
Extend the time of planning application 16/P/01252/HH to another 5 years
Edgefield House 12 St Lukes Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6SU
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0868/CND
Discharge of condition 4 ( archaeology) of planning consent 20/P/0422/FUL
Plot 3 Old Furnace Crumlin Road Pontypool Torfaen
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0869/FUL
Erection of detached garage with integral office space to replace existing garage
Catoni Candwr Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1HR
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0870/HH
Proposed extension above existing garage to provide additional bedroom
27 Ashford Close Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AY
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0872/HH
Conversion of existing bungalow to dormer bungalow with proposed single storey rear extension and single storey garage to side elevation
The Nook Penllyn Avenue Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1RD
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0875/CND
Discharge of condition 2 of planning consent 20/P/0739/VAR - landscaping scheme
Croesyceiliog School Woodland Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2YB
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decided21/P/0876/CND
Discharge of condition 17 (bin & bike store details) of planning permission 20/P/0720/FUL Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to form 13 no. apartments (including 11 no. one bedroom and 2 no. two bedroom units), landscaping, SUDS, car parking and associated works
Land At Victoria Street/Ventnor Road Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JY
Received 26 Oct 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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