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Torfaen County Borough Council
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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
15,436Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,582 approved or refused records
1,460Refused applications

12,122 approved · 1,460 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0521/HH

    First Floor Dormer Extension and Alterations

    April New Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PZ

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  2. Decided23/P/0522/FUL

    Removal of 1 No. external machine to be replaced by 1 No. new external machine elsewhere on shopfront.

    38-39 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XL

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  3. Decided23/P/0523/ADV

    1 No. standard button sign

    38-39 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1XL

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  4. Decided23/P/0524/CND

    Discharge of condition 5 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission 23/P/0162/HH

    46 Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DN

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  5. Decided23/P/0525/HRN

    A 12m section of hedgerow along Lancaster Road needs to be temporarily removed to allow access by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water construction traffic into field to the north.

    Lancaster Road New Inn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 25 Aug 2023
  6. Awaiting decision23/P/0526/OUT

    Proposed construction of three detached dwellings with new shared access and improvements to Harpers Road

    Land Behind Harpers Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 29 Aug 2023
  7. Decided23/P/0527/MOD106

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement - Planning permission 16/P/01043/FUL

    Former Belle Vue Nursery Bellevue Road Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LD

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  8. Decided23/P/0528/MOD106

    Modification of Section 106 of Planning Permission 16/P/00263.S106 Agreement which affects the site detailed above contains a mortgagee exclusion clause which our client's lender does not consider to be satisfactory. The existing clause will mean that the properties at the site will be restricted to their Existing Use Value - Social Housing for funding purposes. This value is typically 30-50% lower than the preferred valuation basis (Market Value - Subject to Tenancies) and has adverse consequences on the amount that Melin may borrow and consequently use for its affordable housing programmes in the area and elsewhere in Wales. We propose adding a mortgagee exclusion clause into the s106 Agreement which is in the form supported by the National Housing Federation and is accepted by both funders and many local authorities.

    Llantarnam Comprehensive School Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XB

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  9. Decided23/P/0529/MOD106

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement - Planning permission 17/P/0529/FUL

    Kemys Fawr Infant School Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  10. Decided23/P/0530/MOD106

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement - Planning permission 10/P/00571(E)

    Land At King Street Blaenavon Torfaen

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  11. Decided23/P/0531/MOD106

    Modification of Section 106 Agreement - Planning permission - 18/P/0654/FUL

    Blenheim Road Community Primary Blenheim Road St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SZ

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  12. Decided23/P/0532/CEA

    Removal of imitation grass to front garden, provision of vehicular hard-standing in tarmac including the excavation and laying of drainage crates.

    57 Hawkes Ridge Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JT

    Received 25 Aug 2023
  13. Decided23/P/0538/FUL

    Change of use of land to incorporate into garden of 10 Trelech Close

    10 Trelech Close Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3PU

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  14. Decided23/P/0539/VAR

    Variation of condition 3 of 20/P/0335/FUL to extend time limit of pet crematorium for another 3 years

    Unit 6 Forgehammer Industrial Estate St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3AA

    Received 19 Aug 2023
  15. Decided23/P/0540/FUL

    Proposed Three Storey Extension to Existing Offices Including Construction of a Retaining Wall.

    Adrian Waters Building Contractors Rockhill Road Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8ES

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  16. Unknown23/P/0543/DNS

    To construct and operate a wind farm consisting of a maximum of eight wind turbines, each with a three-bladed rotor with a diameter of up to 150m, a hub height of 122m and a maximum height to blade tip of up to 180m. DNS/3273368.

    Mynydd Llanhilleth Located South East Of Abertillery & East Of Llanhilleth

    Received 9 Aug 2023
  17. Decided23/P/0546/FUL

    Proposed residential development of 5 homes and associated works

    Land At Hafren Road Cwmbran

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  18. Decided23/P/0547/CEA

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use of the dwelling as a children's home

    3 Blaendare Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5RZ

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  19. Decided23/P/0550/HH

    Single storey rear extension and loft conversion

    59 Chester Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LU

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  20. Decided23/P/0551/CEA

    Proposed use from car showroom (Sui generis) to A1 (retail) use - as shown in red on plan reference LTS370.04.02 Revision A dated Oct 23.

    Former Newtown Motors Site Somerset Road Cwmbran NP44 1UE

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  21. Decided23/P/0552/FUL

    To use building as a car repair garage and MOT Station

    Barbarian House Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  22. Decided23/P/0553/CND

    Discharge of condition 5 (materials) of planning permission 21/P/0945/FUL for construction of new 3-storey apartment blocks to provide 7 no.1-bed and 2 no. 2-bed affordable housing units and associated works, including solar panels to roof and new parking and landscaping

    Land At Adjacent To Michael Way & Osborne Road Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 2 Aug 2023
  23. Decided23/P/0555/PNAG

    Erection of agricultural building

    Gorse House Graig Road Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AS

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  24. Decided23/P/0556/VAR

    Variation of condition 2 (approved documents) of planning permission 21/P/0945/FUL to include details of parking bay retaining wall

    Land At Osborne Road And Michael Way Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 7 Sept 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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