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Torfaen planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Torfaen County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Torfaen website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
22,952Searchable applications
195Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,443 approved or refused records
2,289Refused applications

18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 1992 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decided08/P/00692(W)

    Proposed first floor rear extension

    31 Glade CL Coed Eva Cwmbran NP444TF

    Received 3 Dec 2008
  2. Decided08/P/00691(W)

    Ground floor side bedroom and Wet room

    6 Thistle CRT Ty Canol Cwmbran NP446JD

    Received 2 Dec 2008
  3. Decided08/P/00690(W)

    Demolish existing bathroom, construct extension to side of existing, ancillary works inside existing

    4 Pentwyn Lane Abersychan Pontypool NP4 7TP

    Received 28 Nov 2008
  4. Decided08/P/00581(W)

    4 No Canopies, and 1 No Sign

    Zoopadoopa Ltd Unit 8/2 Leisure @ Cwmbran Glyndwr Rd Cwmbran NP44 1QS

    Received 29 Sept 2008
  5. Decided08/P/00580(W)

    Shop sign (illuminated)

    Mr Chippy 4 General Rees SQ Cwmbran NP441AH

    Received 29 Sept 2008
  6. Withdrawn08/P/00578(W)

    Use land adjoining existing house as extended garden curtilage

    Bryn Gerrig Prescoch Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XS

    Received 25 Sept 2008
  7. Decided08/P/00576(W)

    Change of use from agriculture to a composite use of agriculture and the keeping of horses. Retention of buildings A, B, C and D shown on site plan 3 retention of hard standing

    Park Farm Park Farm Bettws Hill Bettws Newport NP207AD

    Received 25 Sept 2008
  8. Decided08/P/00579(W)

    Proposed building of a new garage

    14 Co-Operative Tce Herberts Rd Garndiffaith Pontypool NP4 7QH

    Received 26 Sept 2008
  9. Decided09/P/00240(W)

    Construction of a conservatory, new detached garage, boundary wall & extension to existing garage. Alteration of boundary line between domestic garden and agricultural land.

    Bryn Gerrig Prescoch Lane Penyrheol Pontypool Torfaen NP4 5XS

    Received 17 Jun 2009
  10. Decided09/P/00012(E)

    To provide firmly based roadway for feeding of livestock.

    L& At JCT Of Crown Rd & A4042 Cwmbran

    Received 11 Feb 2009
  11. Decided98/HR/001

    Removal of hedgerow which has fallen into decay as a result of years of neglect

    Ty Mawr Farm Cwmoody Pontypool NP4 0JA

    Received 13 Mar 1998
  12. Decided09/P/00022(W)

    Erect 2, 7m x 7m canopy structures in the yard area between the old & new school buildings to provide improved weather protection for pupils during lunch breaks etc.

    Abersychan Comp SCH Incline Rd Abersychan Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DF

    Received 27 Jan 2009
  13. Decided09/P/00021(E)

    Single storey side & rear extension with a rear porch

    160 Llewellyn Rd Cwmbran NP443PQ

    Received 26 Jan 2009
  14. Decided09/P/00054(E)

    Proposed pedestrian ramped access for disabled users to replace existiing single step access at Torfaen Carers Centre.

    Torfaen Carers Centre 3 Central Mews Off Crane St Pontypool NP4 6LY

    Received 12 Feb 2009
  15. Decided09/P/00050(E)

    Urgent upgrade of existing unsafe external emergency fire escape stairwell and to bring up to current compliance

    Grange Hse Llanfrechfa Cwmbran NP44 8YN

    Received 12 Feb 2009
  16. Decided09/P/00049(W)

    To demolish existing garage and rebuild new with apex roof

    36 Cambria St Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5HW

    Received 11 Feb 2009
  17. Unknown09/P/00048(E)

    Proposed Foodstore

    NORTHERN PART OF ARVIN MERITOR SITE GRANGE ROAD CWMBRAN TORFAEN NP44 3XU

    Received 11 Feb 2009
  18. Decided10/P/00045(W)

    Variation of condition 1 of 08/P/00158(W) to retain 3 pillars and adjacent walls.

    Pentre Basket Cottage Ty Coch Hollybush Cwmbran NP44 7BA

    Received 18 Feb 2010
  19. Unknown10/P/00044(W)

    Erection of replacement 12m mono pole and ancillary

    Former Pentwyn Precision Ltd Site Pontnewynydd Industrial Estate Pontnewynydd Pontypool Torfaen NP4 6YW

    Received 16 Feb 2010
  20. Unknown10/P/00043(E)

    DIscharge of condition 4 of planning application 02/P/07075 ( details of bin storage)

    Michael CRT Pontypool Torfaen

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  21. Decided10/P/00042(E)

    Rear extension to existing bungalow with ground floor and attic storey accomodation, new ground floor accomodation suitable for use by disabled person and carer.

    White Lodge 58 Turnpike Rd Llanyravon Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2AQ

    Received 12 Feb 2010
  22. Unknown10/P/00041(E)

    Discharge of conditions 4 & 6 of planning application 09/P/00440(E) - details of anticlimb fence & details of brick screen enclosure.

    Victoria Hse Gilchrist Thomas Ind Est Blaenavon Torfaen NP4 9RL

    Received 10 Feb 2010
  23. Decided10/P/00040(E)

    Change of use from residential to business, to expand existing business in salon below

    4 Llangattock CRT Croesyceiliog Cwmbran NP44 2HE

    Received 10 Feb 2010
  24. Unknown08/P/00714(W)

    Replacement of an existing 12m high slim pole mast, 2 no. omni antennas and equipment cabinet with a new 12m slim pole mast, 3 no. 2G/3G sector antennas and 2 no. ground based equipment cabinets... together with ancillary development

    Ex Vodafone Base STN CS4023 L& At Phoenix Partioning Formally Pentwyn Precision Ltd Pontnewynydd Ind Est Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 16 Dec 2008

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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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