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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
15,220Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,387 approved or refused records
1,429Refused applications

11,958 approved · 1,429 refused · 650 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 2003 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. Decided22/P/0523/HH

    Single storey rear extension and alterations

    12 Groveside Villas St Lukes Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6SZ

    Received 22 Jul 2022
  2. Decided22/P/0525/TCA

    Fell sycamore tree (T1) to ground level

    One Market Arcade The Market Hall Market Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JN

    Received 22 Jul 2022
  3. Decided22/P/0526/ADV

    Fascia sign and projecting sign

    11 South Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PU

    Received 22 Jul 2022
  4. Decided22/P/0528/HH

    Replace flat roof of garage with lean to pitched roof with a tile finish and extend roof at the rear of the garage to create a covered area that will be incorporated into the proposed rear extension (which is permitted development)

    7 Heol Derwen New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QS

    Received 25 Jul 2022
  5. Decided22/P/0531/CEU

    Hard surfacing of driveway

    113 Henllys Way St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7NE

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  6. Decided22/P/0533/FUL

    Replacement of existing pole mounted structure with proposed extension to industrial building to accommodate dispatch storage

    Unit 2 Mamhilad Technology Park Mamhilad Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0JJ

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  7. Decided22/P/0534/CND

    Discharge of planning condition 2 (details or samples of the timber and stone cladding) of planning permission 20/P/0205/HH Proposed single storey and 1st floor rear extensions, creation of 1st floor roof terraced area, other internal alterations to property

    Brookside Sluvad Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TA

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  8. Decided22/P/0535/TPO

    Remove deadwood in T1 crown and rebalance crown with minor reduction, fell and replace T2, remove deadwood and prune T3, remove deadwood from T4 crown, lift T5 crown tips, remove deadwood from T6 crown and sever ivy and fell T7

    The Glade 1 Tudor Woods Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SN

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  9. Decided22/P/0536/TPO

    Fell T8; remove deadwood from T9 crown and reduce branch tips; fell and replace T10, T11 and T12; remove deadwood from T14 and T15; and crown rebalance to T16 lateral growth branches

    Tudor House 3 Tudor Woods Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SN

    Received 26 Jul 2022
  10. Decided22/P/0537/FUL

    Proposed change of use from betting shop (use class A2) to non-residential training establishment (use class D1)

    Ladbroke Racing Ltd 17-19 Commercial Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JQ

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  11. Decided22/P/0538/HH

    Proposed two storey side extension with integral garage

    93 Pettingale Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PH

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  12. Decided22/P/0539/HH

    Proposed 2 storey extension to rear of existing domestic dwelling

    111 Parc Panteg Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5YL

    Received 27 Jul 2022
  13. Decided22/P/0540/HH

    New extension to side of existing house including dormer roof extension

    48 Palm Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0DE

    Received 28 Jul 2022
  14. Decided22/P/0541/HH

    Retention of storage shed and outbuilding

    Avelyn Glen Pen Y Waun Road St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4LT

    Received 28 Jul 2022
  15. Decided22/P/0545/HH

    First floor front extension, demolition of existing conservatory, and new single storey rear extensionSingle storey rear extensionGarage conversionMinor alterations

    Brymarch 53 Glan Rhyd Coed Eva Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6TY

    Received 30 Jul 2022
  16. Decided22/P/0546/HH

    First floor rear extension

    14 Capel Newydd Avenue Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9LN

    Received 30 Jul 2022
  17. Decided22/P/0547/FUL

    Proposed new dwelling to replace existing partially built dwelling

    Thomas House Hanbury Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6PH

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  18. Decided22/P/0548/HH

    Three Storey Rear extension and garage at the rear access.

    19 Hanbury Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6QN

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  19. Decided22/P/0549/PNAG

    Proposed machinery store

    Ty Isaf Farm Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3EU

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  20. Decided22/P/0550/HH

    Proposed demolition of garage and erection of side extension, raising of roof pitch and new dormers and change to external facing materials

    Teliro Tram Lane Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8AE

    Received 1 Aug 2022
  21. Decided22/P/0551/HH

    Single story rear extension

    38 Ty Pwca Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1SZ

    Received 2 Aug 2022
  22. Decided22/P/0552/FUL

    Siting of a shepherd hut for tourism accommodation

    Dyffryn Farm Dyffryn Ffynnonau Farm Access Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HU

    Received 2 Aug 2022
  23. Decided22/P/0553/FUL

    Retrospective consent to create access, change use of grass verge to residential driveway and install ground stabilisation system outside properties 23-29 Chapel Lane

    23 Chapel Lane Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PW

    Received 2 Aug 2022
  24. Decided22/P/0554/HH

    Proposed alteration of space above Existing garage to create office space to include the addition of front dormer windows and addition of a rear gable to increase headroom along with construction of external steps to access first floor space

    The Farthings 22 Oakleigh Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HE

    Received 2 Aug 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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