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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
15,406Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,556 approved or refused records
1,458Refused applications

12,098 approved · 1,458 refused · 665 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided23/P/0406/CEA

    Proposed single air-source heat pump

    Ty-carreg Barn Mountain Road Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XZ

    Received 8 Jul 2023
  2. Decided23/P/0407/FUL

    Proposed conversion of existing outbuildings to form single dwellinghouse

    Land Adjoining 5 Upper Coedcae Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9JA

    Received 9 Jul 2023
  3. Withdrawn23/P/0412/MOD106

    Schedule 6- Management Plans and Management , Company of the signed S106 Agreement (dated: 24/03/2017) for planning application ref: 16/P/00263

    Llantarnam Comprehensive School Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XB

    Received 5 Jul 2023
  4. Decided23/P/0413/CND

    Discharge of conditions 6 (solar panel details) and 7 (brick vent details) of LBC ref 21/P/0986/LBC

    2 Pearl House Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL

    Received 10 Jul 2023
  5. Decided23/P/0414/CND

    discharge of conditions 6 (bin storage), 14 (solar panel details) and 15 (brick vent details) of 21/P/0985/FUL

    2 Pearl House Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL

    Received 10 Jul 2023
  6. Decided23/P/0415/HH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Danescroft Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AE

    Received 11 Jul 2023
  7. Decided23/P/0416/HH

    A single storey extension to replace an existing conservatory at the rear of the property, including knocking through from the existing kitchen room into the extension

    6 Lowlands Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1RF

    Received 11 Jul 2023
  8. Decided23/P/0419/HH

    Raise roof to create rooms in roof space (amended scheme to planning application reference 22/P/0839/HH)

    Lindisfarne 38 Newport Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NU

    Received 12 Jul 2023
  9. Decided23/P/0420/HH

    Single storey front extension to accommodate disabled relative

    8 Llwyn Onn Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AL

    Received 12 Jul 2023
  10. Decided23/P/0422/VAR

    Variation of Condition 10 and Condition 12 of 18/P/0069/VAR

    Land At The Old Furnace Crumlin Road Pontypool

    Received 12 Jul 2023
  11. Decided23/P/0427/HH

    Proposed Conversion of the Existing Utility/Store to a Utility/Study.

    12 Gelli Fawr Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6ET

    Received 13 Jul 2023
  12. Decided23/P/0429/FUL

    Change of use from Class A1 retail to Class A3

    8 North Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PR

    Received 14 Jul 2023
  13. Decided23/P/0430/FUL

    Extension to existing Emergency Department building, with associated landscaping, parking and access arrangements.

    Grange University Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 15 Jul 2023
  14. Decided23/P/0432/FUL

    Construction of single storey timber structure to act as additional teaching/community space for classrooms

    Crownbridge School And Croesyceiliog School Turnpike Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 17 Jul 2023
  15. Decided23/P/0433/VAR

    Variation of condition 11 (Variation of the list of approved uses to include a "walk-in" A&E use for patients who have not been triaged prior to arrival, in response to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's evolving clinical requirements) of planning permission 20/P/0535/VAR application for demolition of hospital buildings & construction of a Specialist & Critical Care Centre (D1) with up to 450 beds, hospital sterilisation unit, energy centre, helicopter landing pad & associated infrastructure

    Grange University Hospital Caerleon Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 17 Jul 2023
  16. Decided23/P/0434/CEA

    Single storey rear extension and internal reconfigurations for kitchen/diner with utility room

    3 St Michael Grove Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3HJ

    Received 17 Jul 2023
  17. Decided23/P/0436/ADV

    Proposed installation of two fascia signs and one projecting hanging sign

    2-3 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XP

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  18. Decided23/P/0437/FUL

    Retention of 2 No. raised deck areas

    Mount Pleasant Inn Wesley Street Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LX

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  19. Decided23/P/0438/CEA

    Proposed Flat roof rear dormer

    40 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BE

    Received 19 Jul 2023
  20. Decided23/P/0439/FUL

    Conversion of hotel into 13 no flats and associated works

    Hanbury Hotel Windsor Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5HZ

    Received 19 Jul 2023
  21. Decided23/P/0440/HH

    Porch extension

    14 Rumney Walk Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8RN

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  22. Decided23/P/0443/HH

    Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of 2 storey extension to rear

    13 Glascoed Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0ND

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  23. Decided23/P/0445/HH

    Garage conversion

    6 Gilwern Farm Close Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1QW

    Received 24 Jul 2023
  24. Decided23/P/0446/CND

    Discharge of condition 4 (Specific Biodiversity Enhancement Measures) of planning application 22/P/0805/HH removal of existing garage and formation of new single storey kitchen and dining room extension

    Bayfield Caerleon Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GZ

    Received 24 Jul 2023

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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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