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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
18,343Searchable applications
189Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 16,149 approved or refused records
1,740Refused applications

14,409 approved · 1,740 refused · 887 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Jul 1999 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Unknown14/P/00511

    Mixed use development comprising: (Site 1) Retail food store, petrol filling station, freestanding retail units Class A1 and A3, footbridge: (Site 2) hotel, public house/restaurant, officers: (Site 3) Refurbishment & extension of existing industrial unit & associated car park without complying with Condition 48 on planning permission 11/P/00101 (time period for submission of reserved matters) as amended by planning permission 12/P/00122(C).

    Meritor H V B S (uk) Ltd Grange Road Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3XU

    Received 26 Sept 2014
  2. Decided14/P/00512

    Remove ivy and dead wood from all trees raise canopy to 2m (T1, T2, T3 & T4) monitor tree 2 for future health of tree.

    24 Coed Y Felin New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0BX

    Received 26 Sept 2014
  3. Decided14/P/00510

    Front porch and take existing front window out and make more room in living room

    34 James St Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8BZ

    Received 25 Sept 2014
  4. Decided15/P/00490

    Conversion of barn to residential dwelling

    The Old Black Barn Farm House Pantygasseg Road To Blaen Y Cwm Road (lane 1) Pantygasseg Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6UJ

    Received 12 Aug 2015
  5. Decided15/P/00476

    new shop front

    13 South Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PU

    Received 6 Aug 2015
  6. Decided15/P/00475

    Application for 1 Fascia sign and 1 Projecting sign

    13 South Walk Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1PU

    Received 6 Aug 2015
  7. Decided15/P/00474

    Replacement of roof covering

    Cwmavon Hse Cwmavon Rd Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 8XH

    Received 6 Aug 2015
  8. Decided15/P/00473

    Change of use of offices into a 4 bedroomed dwelling with a one bedroomed annex

    Blaenavon Police Station Church Road Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9AE

    Received 6 Aug 2015
  9. Decided15/P/00472

    Change of use of a car park into garden land and erection of a 1.8m wooden fence

    Land Adj Brookmere Ton Road Fairwater Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4TZ

    Received 5 Aug 2015
  10. Decided15/P/00471

    The addition of a new metal gate to the existing piers

    101 High St Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9PT

    Received 4 Aug 2015
  11. Decided16/P/00277

    Non material minor amendment to 15/P/00329 change the render finish to matching face brickwork to the side wall of the extension

    Eryl 39 Greenhill Road Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5BG

    Received 31 May 2016
  12. Decided16/P/00276

    Single storey rear extension

    10 Clarence Place Pontypool Torfaen NP4 8AP

    Received 31 May 2016
  13. Decided16/P/00275

    Roof conversion with dormer

    24 Rosser Street Wainfelin Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6EA

    Received 31 May 2016
  14. Decided16/P/00260

    Change of use to retails (A1 - sale of sporting and hunting goods)

    Gun Shop UK Croftwick House Chapel Street Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 19 May 2016
  15. Unknown16/P/00073

    Discharge of conditions 5 (Surface water) of planning permission15/P/00004

    Hillcrest New Rd New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PZ

    Received 28 Jan 2016
  16. Decided16/P/00072

    Non material amendment to 15/P/00619 - relocation of the proposed car parking

    62 Liswerry Drive Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8RF

    Received 27 Jan 2016
  17. Decided16/P/00070

    Change of use from access only to access and parking.

    49 Clairwain New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0QB

    Received 26 Jan 2016
  18. Unknown16/P/00069C

    Discharge of condition 9 of planning permission 15/P/00600 relating to colour scheme

    The Greyhound Commercial St Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6JJ

    Received 25 Jan 2016
  19. Decided15/P/00699

    Proposed meeting room extension to alterations including new access, car parking and associated works.

    Police House 9 The Highway New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0PW

    Received 13 Nov 2015
  20. Decided15/P/00702

    Variation of planning condition 1of planning consent 12/P/00541 (to allow permanent use of animal supplies sales)

    Keepers Animal Feeds Abergavenny Rd Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RG

    Received 13 Nov 2015
  21. Withdrawn15/P/00701

    Creating new car parking bays with the requirement of new drop kerbs

    Shelley Green St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4LZ

    Received 13 Nov 2015
  22. Decided16/P/00035

    Erection of single storey wooden summerhouse/gym in rear garden

    199 Llantarnam Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BG

    Received 19 Jan 2016
  23. Decided16/P/00038

    Single storey extension to rear of existing house

    Brdoak Pentre Lane Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 7AR

    Received 19 Jan 2016
  24. Decided16/P/00037

    Proposed change of use to first floor unit from commercial A1 to C3 1 bedroom dwelling

    8 Chapel St Pontnewydd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1DW

    Received 19 Jan 2016

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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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