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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
19,589Searchable applications
189Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 17,296 approved or refused records
1,862Refused applications

15,434 approved · 1,862 refused · 930 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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More application records

  1. Unknown14/P/00401C

    Discharge of condtion 6 (security shutters) of planning consent 14/P/00258 for Erection of a single storey extension to existing garage, erection of two-storey extension to existing dwelling, widening of existing asphalt driveway and alterations to ground levels & new treatment to boundary adjacent to Henllys Lane

    32 Dorallt Way Henllys Cwmbarn

    Received 22 Jul 2014
  2. Decided14/P/00400

    Proposed replacement of respite accommodation within extracare facility to provide 1 additional dwelling increasing the total amount of units to 41No.

    14611 Ty Cae Nant Clos Cae Nant Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3PE

    Received 29 Jul 2014
  3. Decided14/P/00399

    Extension & alterations to existing public house to create retail unit without complying with conditions 2 & 12 of planning consent 13/P/00398 (approved plans & delivery & servicing arrangements).

    Pontnewydd Inn Commercial St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1AE

    Received 29 Jul 2014
  4. Decided14/P/00398

    Retention of container without complying with condtion 1 of previous temporary consent 11/P/00238

    Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway Furnace Sidings Brynmawr Rd Blaenavon NP4 9AE

    Received 28 Jul 2014
  5. Decided14/P/00397

    Erection of domestic double garage

    65 Open Hearth Close Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5LU

    Received 28 Jul 2014
  6. Decided14/P/00262

    Minimal crown lift on Cedar tree in back garden

    5 Maes Y Rhiw CRT Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5HA

    Received 8 May 2014
  7. Decided14/P/00261

    New steps and lift well for wheelchair lift

    108 Trinity Rd Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1LP

    Received 8 May 2014
  8. Decided14/P/00260

    Erect single storey rear extension & retention of existing shed

    20 St Arvans Road Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3QQ

    Received 8 May 2014
  9. Decided14/P/00482

    Single storey side extension

    43 Spring Grove Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EA

    Received 4 Sept 2014
  10. Unknown14/P/00271C

    Partial discharge of condition 1 (Cross section through steps) and discharge of condition 5 (Landscaping) relating to planning permission 13/P/00138.

    Highfield Maendy Way Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3LH

    Received 9 May 2014
  11. Decided14/P/00268

    Garage conversion

    97 Coed Camlas New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8RP

    Received 13 May 2014
  12. Unknown14/P/00269C

    Partial discharge of condition 1 (landscape management plan) and condition 9 (landscaping scheme) relating to planning permission 13/P/00451

    Bakery CL Phase 2 Commercial Rd Talywain Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 2 May 2014
  13. Unknown14/P/00058(C)

    Discharge of condition 19 of 08/P/00510(E) relating to a scheme for the protection of the public sewers

    Former Dancers Club Forge Lane Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 21 Jan 2014
  14. Decided14/P/00057

    Existing outbuilding to be demolished and replaced with single storey extension

    Strathlyn 52 Greenhill Rd Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BG

    Received 23 Jan 2014
  15. Decided14/P/00056

    Proposed alteration of approved dwelling to include rear conservatory extension

    Plot 25 Penygarn Heights Penygarn Rd Trevethin Pontypool

    Received 23 Jan 2014
  16. Unknown14/P/00053C

    Discharge of conditions 6 & 7 of planning consent 13/P/00014 relating to boundary treatments & gateway feature.

    Penygarn Heights Penygarn Rd Trevethin Pontypool

    Received 15 Jan 2014
  17. Decided13/P/00483

    Construction of a detached 2 bedroom dwelling

    29 Thornhill CL Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5TQ

    Received 31 Oct 2013
  18. Decided13/P/00482

    Single storey wrap around extension to the rear of the property

    15 Rosemead Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5BN

    Received 29 Oct 2013
  19. Decided13/P/00473

    Proposed attic conversion with dormer roof and two sky lights

    Seren Fach Nursery School Close Ponthir Cwmbran Newport Torfaen NP18 1GA

    Received 24 Oct 2013
  20. Decided13/P/00472

    Retention of concrete slabs on grass area to front of property for parking a car

    Kilda 43 Newport Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0NU

    Received 23 Oct 2013
  21. Unknown14/P/00493

    Discharge of condition 20 attached to 13/P/00425 (scheme detailing the re-use of materials)

    Hillside Junior & Infant School Upper Hill Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9NN

    Received 11 Sept 2014
  22. Unknown14/P/00491

    Variation of condition 2 (development in accordance with approved plans) and conditon 8 (parking layout) of planning permission 13/P/00453 to amend the site layout.

    Henllys Village Road Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 10 Sept 2014
  23. Decided14/P/00167

    Retention of front boundary wall, change of use of highways to residential curtilage including retention of side boundary fence, hard surfaces and erection of shed to rear.

    Sunnycroft 84 Woodland Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2DX

    Received 19 Mar 2014
  24. Unknown14/P/00386

    Discharge of condition 5 (proposed slate) of Listed building and planning consents 13/P/00516 and 13/P/00529

    Capel Llwyd Farm Pen-Yr-Heol Pontypool NP4 5XZ

    Received 23 Jul 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.

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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