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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
19,513Searchable applications
189Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 17,223 approved or refused records
1,858Refused applications

15,365 approved · 1,858 refused · 929 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 1997 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided14/P/00005

    Renewal of planning permission 08/P/00159 for two dwellings at land adjacent to 7 Cwmynyscoy Road.

    7 Cwmynyscoy Road Cwmynscoy Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SN

    Received 6 Jan 2014
  2. Decided14/P/00003

    Proposed new garage outbuilding within rear amenity space, with associated permeable 'self draining' driveway leading to it. Potential informal domestic scale screen timber fencing between new driveway access and resultant rear amenity space as shown in Drawing Nos. 1690-CO5a submitted on 3 January 2014 and 1690-CO3a and 1690-CO4a submitted 21 January 2014.

    238 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BL

    Received 3 Jan 2014
  3. Decided14/P/00004

    Proposed rear & side ground floor extension with means of enclosure. Front & rear elevation amendments.

    238 Llantarnam Road Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BL

    Received 3 Jan 2014
  4. Decided13/P/00547

    Amendment to previous approval 10/P/00105(W) to include changes to fenestration and increase in amenity area.

    Mount Pleasant Chapel Incline Lane Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 24 Dec 2013
  5. Decided14/P/00001

    First floor extension to provide one bedroom with en-suite toilet and shower

    25 Laurel Green Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5TD

    Received 2 Jan 2014
  6. Decided14/P/00002

    Rear extension and loft conversion

    Sunways Lower Harpers Road Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8PN

    Received 2 Jan 2014
  7. Decided14/P/00403

    Retention of replacement dwelling

    Park Farm Henllys Lanes Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP20 7AD

    Received 30 Jul 2014
  8. Withdrawn14/P/00402

    Dormer loft conversion to front facade

    7 Bushy Park Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6ED

    Received 29 Jul 2014
  9. Decided14/P/00396

    External alterations to existing building & enlargement of service yard & car park without complying with condition 8 of planning consent 14/P/00161 - mezzanie floor to be installed.

    L S Design Unit 12 Ty Coch Way Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7HG

    Received 28 Jul 2014
  10. Decided14/P/00394

    90mm insultation mechanically fixed to the external facades, finished with a 10mm reinforced thru colour render.

    13-17 Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5JF

    Received 25 Jul 2014
  11. Withdrawn14/P/00393(C)

    Discharge of condition 38 relating to 01/P/05525A (Archaeological written scheme of investigation)

    L& West Of Cwmbran Drive South Sebastopol Cwmbran/Pontypool

    Received 25 Jul 2014
  12. Decided15/P/00036

    Rectification of fenestration, application for increased extension length, revised parking from 3 to 2 spaces

    24 The SQ Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5AQ

    Received 28 Jan 2015
  13. Decided15/P/00484

    Tattoo studio and beautician

    Good's Fitness Edlogan Way Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2JJ

    Received 10 Aug 2015
  14. Decided15/P/00483

    Free standing community noticeboard

    Adj To Wall Of Methodist Church Hanbury Rd Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 10 Aug 2015
  15. Unknown14/P/00049C

    Discharge of conditions 18 & 19 of planning consent 13/P/00014 relating to a Green Space Management Plan & lighting strategy.

    Penygarn Heights Penygarn Rd Trevethin Pontypool

    Received 15 Jan 2014
  16. Unknown14/P/00132C

    Discharge of condition 3 of planning application 12/P/00372 (External materials sample).

    West Of Sunnybank Nursing Home Sunnybank Rd Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LN

    Received 7 Mar 2014
  17. Decided14/P/00532

    Construction of extension to study below existing overhang

    The Rectory Clomendy Rd Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LS

    Received 3 Oct 2014
  18. Decided14/P/00531

    Proposed new single storey garage

    75 Five Locks Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1BE

    Received 3 Oct 2014
  19. Decided14/P/00529

    Fell one Scot Pine tree

    Adrian Phillips Eng Ltd 20 Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TW

    Received 2 Oct 2014
  20. Unknown14/P/00528C

    Partial discharge of condition 2 (a) (desk top study) relating to planning permission 14/P/00348

    Former Dobles Yard LL&Owlais St Oakfield Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 25 Sept 2014
  21. Decided14/P/00297

    Proposed side porch extension

    49 Clairwain New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QB

    Received 3 Jun 2014
  22. Decided14/P/00296

    Single story side extensions and extension of porch to from a canopy.

    Brookfield Caerleon Road Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GX

    Received 3 Jun 2014
  23. Decided14/P/00295

    Removal of 3 no. TPO trees

    Gwent Healthcare NHS Llanfrechfa Cwmbran NP44 8YN

    Received 3 Jun 2014
  24. Unknown14/P/00294

    Partial discharge of condition 15 (Phased EMMP) & discharge of condition 14 (Outline EMMP), 17 (Bat Mitigation); 19 (Landscapestrategy) relating to planning permission 12/P/00348 (SCCC).

    Gwent Healthcare N H S Trust Grange Hse Llanfrechfa Cwmbran NP448YN

    Received 2 Jun 2014

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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.

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