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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18,154 approved · 2,289 refused · 1,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00356(E)

    Proposed single storey side extension

    26 South Rd Oakfield Cwmbran NP443EJ

    Received 13 Jun 2008
  2. Decided08/P/00364(W)

    Proposed 4 bedroom detached house

    Plot 15 Rhiw Franc CL Pentwyn Pontypool

    Received 17 Jun 2008
  3. Withdrawn08/P/00363(E)

    Two storey extension to rear

    15 Wentloog CL Cwmbran NP443PP

    Received 17 Jun 2008
  4. Decided08/P/00547(W)

    Proposed 17.5m telecommunications column mast accommodating three antennae with ground based equipment cabinet and meter cabinet within a palisade fenced compound at west end of Wiltan factory premises.

    L& At Wiltan Factory Premises Est Rd Pontnewynyd Pontypool NP4 6YW

    Received 11 Sept 2008
  5. Decided08/P/00546(E)

    Change of use to Sui Generis - Use of premises for storage & maintenance depot for specialist railway engineering equipment

    Building B2 & Compound C4 Lyn Pac Trading Est Ty-Newydd Rd Cwmbran NP44 1XE

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  6. Decided08/P/00545(E)

    Business Sign

    35A Commercial St Pontypool NP4 6JQ

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  7. Decided08/P/00543(E)

    Residential Development

    L& At The Poplars Woodl& Rd Croesyceiliog Cwmbran NP44 2DX

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  8. Decided08/P/00542(E)

    Rear conservatory

    61 Oakfield Rd Oakfield Cwmbran NP443EZ

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  9. Decided08/P/00541(W)

    Construct new external smoking solution.

    The Dorallt Inn Henllys Cwmbran NP446HX

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  10. Decided08/P/00435(W)

    Two and single storey rear extensions

    5 Waun Rd Cwmbran NP447JN

    Received 21 Jul 2008
  11. Decided08/P/00434(W)

    Retention of hardstanding, stonewall and french drainage system

    L& To The Rear Of 1/2 Wesley Tce Pontnewynydd Pontypool

    Received 18 Jul 2008
  12. Decided09/P/00245(E)

    Proposed change of use from garage to dwelling and subdivision of existing garden to create a seperate dwelling.

    The Bungalow King Street Blaenavon Pontypool Torfaen NP4 9QG

    Received 18 Jun 2009
  13. Decided09/P/00243(W)

    Permission to retain loose boxes (constructed without consent).

    Ton Cottage Cefn Y Cefn Crib Rd Pantygasseg Pontypool Torfaen NP11 5BP

    Received 16 Jun 2009
  14. Decided08/P/00148(E)

    Replacement of The Boathouse building that was subject to an arson attack and burnt to the ground

    The Boathse Cwmbran Boating Lake South Fields Rec Grounds Off Llanfrechfa Way Cwmbran

    Received 18 Mar 2008
  15. Decided08/P/00147(W)

    Single storey rear extension

    18 Thornhill Rd Upper Cwmbran Cwmbran NP445TE

    Received 17 Mar 2008
  16. Decided08/P/00146(W)

    To build a boundary wall to the rear and to one side of the rear garden to act as a retaining wall allowing the rear garden to be made level

    48 Beechleigh Close Greenmeadow Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 5EG

    Received 17 Mar 2008
  17. Decided08/P/00145(W)

    Proposed disabled access path.

    A.P Hall Church Rd Talywain Pontypool

    Received 14 Mar 2008
  18. Decided08/P/00144(E)

    To fit a Vsat satellite dish, mesh type, 0.74 metres, eliptical and grey colour to the South facing wall of the building.

    C & N News Portl& BDGS 4 Commercial St Pontypool NP4 6JS

    Received 12 Mar 2008
  19. Decided08/P/00142(W)

    Proposed first floor rear bedroom extension

    17 Cromwell PL Cwmbran NP441PH

    Received 12 Mar 2008
  20. Decided09/P/00055(E)

    Removal of existing site boundary fence (currently 2.8m high concrete post, chain-link and barbed wire) and replace with 2.4m or 2.0m high steel vertical bar fence, to match those already in place along the boundary on North Street and Estate Road.Removal of existing cement rendered brick wall between the visitor centre and weighbridge buildings along North street (currently 1.7m to 2.2m high) and replace with 2.0m high steel railings fixed on top of new natural or precast stone coping, together with steel angle bollards in front of parking places(to match those used around the site).All painted black.

    Blaenavon Ironworks North St Blaenavon NP4 9RQ

    Received 17 Feb 2009
  21. Decided08/P/00340(W)

    Two Storey Extension

    Trefloyd LWR Park Tce Pontypool NP4 6LB

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  22. Decided08/P/00338(E)

    Refurbishment of restaurant with a small extension. Changes to elevations around the drive thru booths.

    Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd Service Station A4042(t) Pontymoile Pontypool Torfaen NP4 0XB

    Received 5 Jun 2008
  23. Decided08/P/00337(E)

    Construction of glazed lobby extension to act as a wind break to the main entrance of the store and adjustments to associated street furniture.

    Tesco Top Car Park LWR Bridge St Pontypool NP4 6JU

    Received 9 Jun 2008
  24. Decided08/P/00336(E)

    Extension to existing workshop

    The Auto Centre Fountain Rd Pontymoile Pontypool NP4 8ER

    Received 5 Jun 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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