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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 dates15,647Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,766 approved or refused records
1,475Refused applications
12,291 approved · 1,475 refused · 681 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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/0530/HH
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension.
14 Ffordd Bevan Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DG
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0531/FUL
Erection of a WeBuyAnyCar pod structure and two Autoglass Repair pod structures
Morrisons St Davids Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DF
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0532/ADV
Installation of non-illuminated associated vinyl signage to 'WeBuyAnyCar' pod and non-illuminated associated vinyl signage to 'Auto glass' pods.
Morrisons St Davids Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DF
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Pending Consideration24/P/0533/CND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Contamination) of Plannng Application 20/P/0015/FUL Geoenvironmental Report and Annexees - Retention of continued use of the site as a waste transfer station with treatment, metal recycling, depollution and dismantling facilities and including storage facilities, bays, weighbridge and demountable office building (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REVISED NOISE ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION)
Land At Former Shanks Site Pont-y-felin Industrial Estate New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0DG
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0534/VAR
Vary condition 1, 8 and 11 to be built in accordance with new plans SD467 01C, SD467 04B, SD467 05B, SD467 04C and SD467 01 05A and remove conditions 3 & partial removal of condition 4 (A, B and C) of 20/P/0110/FUL detached dwelling with associated parking and amenity area.
Land Adjacent To Club Road Tranch Pontypool NP4 6BW
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0535/TPO
Proposed works to trees (Alder, Ash, Beech, Oak, Norway Maple, Willow, Sycamore and Hawthorn) protected by TPO.145.A1 including tree removal, removal of ivy and dead sections, crown reduction, pruning and pollarding
Hollytree Cottage Mill Lane Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8SH
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0537/SCREEN
EIA Screening opinion - Environmental Impact Assessment
The British Talywain Pontypool Torfaen
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0538/CND
Discharge of condition 7 (Level 3 historic building record) of Listed Building Consent 22/P/0651/LBC
Land At South Side Bevans Lane Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0539/CND
Discharge of condition 8 (Landscape Plan) of planning permission 22/P/0650/FUL
Land At South Side Bevans Lane Pontrhydyrun Cwmbran Torfaen
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0540/CND
Discharge of condition 4 (Schedule of Finishes), 5 & 6 (Consultant Engineers Report) relating to planning application 24/P/0063/FUL construction of new classroom with Bat Loft over
Cwmffrwdoer Primary School Waunddu Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6QZ
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0542/CEA
Conversion of two dwellings into one, with alterations to windows and increase in height of single storey rear protrusion.
94 & 96 Five Locks Road Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BE
Received 25 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0543/HH
Two storey side extension, dormer loft conversion to rear elevation and solar panels to front elevation
24 Caerwent Road St Cadoc's Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8JL
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0544/FUL
Proposed conversion of ground and first floor common rooms to a new two-storey dwelling
Trem Y Mynydd Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9LX
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0545/HH
Proposed construction of ancillary living space at rear of garden
21 Oakfield Road Oakfield Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3EY
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0546/HH
Retention of 'like for like' replacement fencing to the back, side and front of property
2 Jim Crow Square Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2HH
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0547/CND
Discharge of condition 2 (external finishes) and 4 (landscaping) relating to planning application 24/P/0271/VAR permission is sought to vary Condition 1 (approved plans) and 4 (use of garage) of planning permission 22/P/0441/FUL to enable the garage/outbuilding approved to be used as a residential annex for purposes ancillary to No 2 Rhiw Cottages, as well as continuing to be used for storage.
2 Rhiw Cottages Cefn Crib Road Crumlin Newport Torfaen NP11 5BQ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0548/CND
Discharge of condition 10 (Method Statement for the treatment of Himalayan Balsam) and condition 4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) relating to planning application 24/P/0190/FUL Installation of new 3G sports pitch, changing rooms, spectator stands, car parking, landscaping and associated works
Llantarnam Community Primary School Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XB
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0549/HH
Proposed front porch
32 Cardigan Crescent Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2QG
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0550/CND
Discharge of condition 6 (details of disposal of surface water) relating to planning application 18/P/0539/FUL residential development for single detached dwelling on vacant plot
Plot Adjacent To 17-18 Orchard Farm Estate Trevethin Pontypool
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/0551/HH
Single and two storey extensions to replace existing single storey extensions and installation of heat pump
Buckshorn Cottage Caerleon Road Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1PP
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/0552/HH
Single and two storey extensions to replace existing single storey extensions and installation of heat pump
Buckshorn Cottage Caerleon Road Ponthir Cwmbran Torfaen NP18 1PP
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0554/HH
Proposed single storey side/rear extension and new walkway
28 Sycamore Road Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AL
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0556/FUL
Proposed Siting of Mobile Catering Van
Unit E1 Usk Vale Park Cwmoody Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0JL
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/0559/TPO
Proposed works Lime tree protected by TPO.98.T2 including pollarding
Zoar Chapel Castell Y Bwch Henllys Lanes R303 Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AZ
Received 2 Sept 2024
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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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