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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
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 dates15,636Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,755 approved or refused records
1,474Refused applications
12,281 approved · 1,474 refused · 681 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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More application records
- Decided24/P/0497/FUL
Install a UPVC door system and side panels behind the unit roller shutter door for staff and visitors safety and well being.
Unit 8 South Pontypool Industrial Park New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0LS
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0498/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscaping) and Condition 5 (Landscaping management) of planning permission 23/P/0666/FUL
Greenmeadow Community Farm St Dials Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AJ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0499/ADV
2 x fascia signs - 1 x projecting sign
12 - 14 South Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PU
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0500/NMA
Amendment of plans approved under condition 2 to allow a change of facing brick of planning application 22/P/0699/FUL - Erection of retail/commercial building, landscaping and associated works
Development Land Off Newport Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0501/CND
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Ground Levels) , 4 (Foul and surface water), 5 (Retaining structures), 6 (Construction Method Statement) and 11( materials) of planning application 23/P/0546/FUL - Proposed residential development of 5 homes and associated works
Discharge Of Conditions At Hafren Road Thornhill Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0502/PNT
Proposed 20 metre monopole with 6no. Antennas, 1no. dish, 4no. cabinets and ancillary development
Heritage Court Road Gilchrist Thomas, Industrial Estate Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RL
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0503/OUT
Proposed 3 bedroom detached dwelling and associated parking
Land Adjacent 20 Park Crescent Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8BR
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0504/NMA
Revision to the patterns of the external materials (not the choices of external materials) in effect a swap between the use of render and brick on limited elevations, change fenestration details, additional windows in gable end of plot 5 and introduce solar panels on the roofs of planning permission 23/P/0546/FUL - Proposed residential development of 5 homes and associated works.
Land Adjacent To Sirhowy Court Off Hafren Road Cwmbran NP44 5UQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0506/VAR
Variation of condition 1(approved plans) of 23/P/0684/VAR to include extension to the dwellinghouse linking to garage.
Fordell House Stoney Road Garndiffaith Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PY
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0507/FUL
Removal of air conditioning units and construction of 2 smoke extract outlets on roof
17 - 23 Gwent Square Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PW
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0508/NMA
Amendment to size of blower kiosk size. Increase in size of the Motor Control Centre (MCC) kiosk. Increase raise of screening chamber and platform. Change in material of permeable paving. Addition of knee rail. Insertion of outlet arrangement in the outlet to help control flows.
Land West Side Of Afon Close Afon Close New Inn Pontypool Torfaen
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0509/NMA
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/P/0194/FUL to change the details of the principal elevation to upvc windows, fascia and barge-boards.
Park Road Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JF
Received 10 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0510/HH
Retention of 6ft high fencing to side of property
2 Coed Camlas New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8RR
Received 11 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0511/HH
Proposed rear extension, garage conversion and alterations to frontage.
91 Daffodil Court Ty Canol Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6JF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0512/CND
Partial discharge of condition 3 (on points of Ivy removal method, Lime mortar, lime mortar mix details and samples, method statement for removal of existing pointing, roofing material samples and south facing truss investigation) of Listed Building Consent reference 22/P/0651/LBC
Land At South Side Bevans Lane Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0514/CEA
Proposed provision of a single unit mobile home (not operational development) within the garden of the lawful dwelling house for use as additional accommodation by one household (not a material change of use)
127 Sunnybank Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LL
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0515/HH
Extensions to existing farmhouse: single storey to rear and 2 storey to side, also new roof to fix poor, asymmetrical roof added in 1980's.
Ty Llwyd Farm Church Road Llanfrechfa Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8AD
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0517/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/P/0879/HH revised external finishes
Hazel Cottage 80 Wern Road Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5DT
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0518/HH
Two storey side extension to replace single storey flat roof extension
Springvale Danygraig Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2PR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0520/NMA
Non- material amendment to planning permission 23/P/0465/FUL to change flat 3 from a two bedroom flat to a 1 bedroom flat
The Scrum Half Market Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JN
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0522/CND
Discharge condition 5 (CEMP) of application 24/P/0138/FUL for 3G pitch, floodlighting and associated works
Abersychan Comprehensive School Incline Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DF
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0524/TCA
T1 Fell. T2 reduce in height by 4m.
The Mount Christian Centre Hanbury Road Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JL
Received 18 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0525/CND
Discharge condition 6 (landscaping) of application 24/P/0138/FUL for 3G pitch, floodlighting and associated works
Abersychan Comprehensive School Incline Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DF
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0527/FUL
Change of use of commercial building to single residential dwelling and the insertion of windows in the roof.
50 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6BY
Received 20 Aug 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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