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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
15,184Searchable applications
192Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,356 approved or refused records
1,423Refused applications

11,933 approved · 1,423 refused · 648 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided22/P/0332/HH

    Conservatory and associated garden works

    88 Golf Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QW

    Received 11 May 2022
  2. Decided22/P/0333/HH

    Proposed two storey rear house extension and loft conversion (Loft is Permitted Development)

    Spring Cottage Harpers Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8QG

    Received 11 May 2022
  3. Decided22/P/0337/HH

    3m front and side extension

    Plan House Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BP

    Received 13 May 2022
  4. Decided22/P/0338/HH

    Two storey extension to side of house

    5 Elgam Avenue Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9QY

    Received 16 May 2022
  5. Decided22/P/0340/HH

    Demolition of garage, storage building, conservatory and replacement with two storey side extension

    10 Pembroke Terrace Varteg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UJ

    Received 16 May 2022
  6. Withdrawn22/P/0341/FUL

    Retention of works to enlarge and improve training pitch

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

    Received 16 May 2022
  7. Decided22/P/0342/HH

    Erection of a rear two storey extension (Resubmission of Application No: 22/P/0127/HH)

    75 Sycamore Road South Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AW

    Received 17 May 2022
  8. Decided22/P/0343/HH

    Demolition of the conservatory to the rear. Erection of a new single storey side extension and single storey rear extension and replacing the existing Tudor beam style cladding with timber cladding

    21 Laburnum Drive Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6EL

    Received 17 May 2022
  9. Decided22/P/0345/FUL

    Removal of the existing shopfront to be replaced with a glazed shopfront and automatic sliding door. With new signage following the Chopstix brand

    17 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR

    Received 17 May 2022
  10. Decided22/P/0346/ADV

    1 x fascia sign

    17 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR

    Received 17 May 2022
  11. Decided22/P/0350/HH

    Two storey extension to rear, porch to front and additional parking space (amended from approved scheme 21/P/0983/HH)

    8 Lamb Lane Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1HA

    Received 18 May 2022
  12. Decided22/P/0351/FUL

    The installation of an anemometer mast for a temporary period of up to three years - a single structure with supporting steel guy wire ropesconnected to ground anchors at 25m and 50m from the mast.

    Land At Mynydd Llanhilleth East Of Llanhilleth And West Of Pontypool

    Received 19 May 2022
  13. Decided22/P/0352/VAR

    Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/P/0576/HH to increase width of first floor extension

    Arboretum Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AF

    Received 19 May 2022
  14. Decided22/P/0354/LBC

    Removal of redundant steel-clad towers, roof plant, equipment and pipe work

    Former Nylon Building Mamhilad Park Estate Mamhilad Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 20 May 2022
  15. Decided22/P/0356/FUL

    Erection of two dwellings. One detached bungalow adjacent to the road, and one detached house to the rear of the property, each with separate access from Neville Street

    The Jays Neville Street Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7NH

    Received 23 May 2022
  16. Decided22/P/0359/HH

    Proposed extended parking hardstanding and two storey outbuilding to rear of property

    57 Snatchwood Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7BY

    Received 23 May 2022
  17. Decided22/P/0361/FUL

    Change of use from Class A2 estate agents to hair, beauty and nail salon

    5 Monmouth Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PE

    Received 23 May 2022
  18. Decided22/P/0362/HH

    Proposed single storey rear house extension, new doors to side and alterations to external works.

    2 Brynderi Castle Wood Talywain Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7UG

    Received 24 May 2022
  19. Decided22/P/0363/HH

    Single storey extension

    16 Canal Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5DE

    Received 24 May 2022
  20. Decided22/P/0364/HH

    Conversion of roof to form dormer window/extension.

    5 New Row New Row & Old Row Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HR

    Received 24 May 2022
  21. Decided22/P/0371/HH

    A wrap around single storey ground floor extension and a dormer extension to the loft.

    11 Churchwood Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SX

    Received 25 May 2022
  22. Decided22/P/0374/FUL

    1 No. proposed dwelling

    20 Brookland Terrace Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1EB

    Received 26 May 2022
  23. Decided22/P/0376/CND

    DOC 6 (Drainage) & 7 (Boundary details) of planning permission 16/P/01081/OUT & DOC 8 (CEMP) of planning permission 21/P/0383/RES

    Fordell House Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PY

    Received 25 May 2022
  24. Decided22/P/0377/TPO

    Re pollard tree at previous pollarding points & remove deadwood (T1), and (T2) to include removal of dead wood/branches, crown spread reduction up to 1.5m and crown raise of eastern side of lower crown

    8 Ambryn Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NJ

    Received 26 May 2022

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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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