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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
17,523Searchable applications
189Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 15,415 approved or refused records
1,675Refused applications

13,740 approved · 1,675 refused · 840 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided16/P/00201

    Proposed advertisement

    Sterling Hse Oldbury Rd Old Cwmbran Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3JU

    Received 7 Apr 2016
  2. Decided15/P/00631

    Retention of garage, ground levelling and landscaping works, retaining walls, steps raised patio & raised decking, proposed pergola.

    1 Rose Villa High St Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 15 Oct 2015
  3. Decided15/P/00708

    Retention of land as domestic garden and associated works including proposed parking area, landscaping and boundary enclosure.

    Talocher Bungalow Ty Bwmpyn Road Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6TR

    Received 20 Nov 2015
  4. Decided15/P/00709

    Two storey rear extension

    5 East Ave Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5AB

    Received 19 Nov 2015
  5. Decided15/P/00567C

    Discharge of conditions 8 (Boundary Treatment) 12 (Slab levels) 14 (Landscaping) 16 (Samples) relating to planning permission 12/P/00095

    Land Adjacent To 39 Ton Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 17 Sept 2015
  6. Decided15/P/00566C

    Discharge of condition 7 (Drainage) relating to planning permission 12/P/00095

    Land Adjacent To 39 Ton Rd Cwmbran Torfaen

    Received 17 Sept 2015
  7. Decided15/P/00222

    Change of use of heavy goods vehicle testing station to operating centre for supply of sand and stone including use of workshop building for vehicle repairs and erection of concrete bays to store materials

    Heavy Goods Vehicle Testing Station Polo Grounds New Inn Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0TW

    Received 22 Apr 2015
  8. Decided15/P/00221

    Single storey extension

    16 Llanyravon Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HN

    Received 20 Apr 2015
  9. Unknown15/P/00316C

    Discharge of condition 9 (obscure glazing) of planning permission 15/P/00017.

    Railway Institute Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JE

    Received 8 Jun 2015
  10. Unknown15/P/00315C

    Discharge of condition 8 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 15/P/00017

    Railway Institute Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JE

    Received 8 Jun 2015
  11. Unknown15/P/00314C

    Discharge of condition 7(external materials) of Planning Permission 15/P/00017

    Railway Institute Commercial St Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5JE

    Received 8 Jun 2015
  12. Unknown15/P/00308C

    Discharge of condition 9( Site Investigations) of planning permission 15/P/00099

    Blenheim Road Community Primary Blenheim Road St Dials Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 4SZ

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  13. Decided15/P/00541

    New signage

    9 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LR

    Received 7 Sept 2015
  14. Decided15/P/00540

    Refurbishment of existing shopfront

    9 George Street Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6LR

    Received 7 Sept 2015
  15. Decided15/P/00539

    Retention of new garden levels

    The Manor Sycamore Court Henllys Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 6HN

    Received 4 Sept 2015
  16. Decided15/P/00538

    Provision of an access to the bin store approved under application 08/P/00510 and associated works

    Land To North East Of Forge Road Pontypool

    Received 4 Sept 2015
  17. Decided16/P/00257

    Proposed single storey rear annex for elderly relative

    48 Llanyravon Way Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 8HW

    Received 13 May 2016
  18. Decided16/P/00256

    Various signage at Asda

    Asda Stores Ltd Llywelyn Road Southville Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1YH

    Received 13 May 2016
  19. Decided15/P/00696

    Proposed conversion of garage to habitable room with formation of front bay

    120 Churchwood Griffithstown Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5SY

    Received 10 Nov 2015
  20. Unknown15/P/00537(C)

    Discharge of condition 1 of 15/P/00356 relating to footpath construction methodology

    Trevethin Comp SCH Penygarn Rd Penygarn Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 20 Jul 2015
  21. Decided15/P/00337

    Removal of trees including 1 Plum, 4 Cherries, 3 Birch and 7 Conifers.

    Barnbrook Cottage Newport Rd Llantarnam Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 3BP

    Received 12 Jun 2015
  22. Decided15/P/00336

    Change of use to D2 (Assembly and Leisure) for Gymnasium

    Unit 6 & 7 Leisure@cwmbran Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 1QS

    Received 12 Jun 2014
  23. Decided15/P/00335

    Variation of condition 6 of planning consent 09/P/00284(E) to extend the time within which development should be commenced

    Nairobi Llanover Rd Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9HT

    Received 11 Jun 2015
  24. Unknown16/P/00057C

    Discharge of condition 8 (Additional on-site hardstanding) associated with ref 15/P/00699

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

    Received 18 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.

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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